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Rene Marie's second CD for MaxJazz is, for the most part, a very enjoyable CD. This extremely gifted singer has a very appealing voice and is a talented arranger as well. Her playful arrangement of "Them There Eyes," with bassist Robert Hurst and drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts, is very refreshing, with some fine scat singing, too. Her unusually deliberate and rather sexy take of "The Surrey With the Fringe on Top" adds pianist Mulgrew Miller and also has some fine scat singing, too. Her Latin chart for "I Only Have Eyes for You" proves catchy, with some tasty guitar playing from John Hart. "It's All Right With Me" is slowed to a snail's pace with Chris Potter's noodling bass clarinet and Hurst's brooding bass backing her powerful vocal. "Vertigo," another Marie original, is easily the most exciting piece on the session. The only occasion when she follows anything resembling an expected path is her lush treatment of the ballad "Detour Ahead" in a memorable duet with Miller. There are some weak spots. The original "Don't Look at Me Like That" is monotonous filler; while the Beatles' "Blackbird" is drastically rewritten with a tedious vamp that gives the song a somewhat ominous sound, but it grows tiresome quickly. The medley of "Dixie" (a song reviled by most African-Americans) and "Strange Fruit" (with its dramatic description of lynching) invites controversy. She sings "Dixie" a cappella with a possible touch of sarcasm, then the band is added for the shift into the piece that was first put on the map by Billie Holiday, introduced with almost a funeral march-like cadence. Somehow Rene Marie's lovely voice seems inappropriate for this song, as she doesn't reflect the anguish of its lyrics very consistently. Even with these reservations, this is a highly recommended CD.
© Ken Dryden /TiVo
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René Marie, MainArtist - Bourne Co. (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
(C) 2001 MAXJAZZ (P) 2001 Mack Avenue Records II, LLC
René Marie, MainArtist - Williamson Music Co. (ASACAP), MusicPublisher
(C) 2001 MAXJAZZ (P) 2001 Mack Avenue Records II, LLC
René Marie, MainArtist - Stoan Publishing (SESAC), MusicPublisher
(C) 2001 MAXJAZZ (P) 2001 Mack Avenue Records II, LLC
René Marie, MainArtist - Stoan Publishing (SESAC), MusicPublisher
(C) 2001 MAXJAZZ (P) 2001 Mack Avenue Records II, LLC
René Marie, MainArtist - Remick Music Corp. (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
(C) 2001 MAXJAZZ (P) 2001 Mack Avenue Records II, LLC
René Marie, MainArtist - Chappell & Co. (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
(C) 2001 MAXJAZZ (P) 2001 Mack Avenue Records II, LLC
René Marie, MainArtist - Stoan Publishing (SESAC), MusicPublisher
(C) 2001 MAXJAZZ (P) 2001 Mack Avenue Records II, LLC
René Marie, MainArtist - Woodrow Music, Inc. (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
(C) 2001 MAXJAZZ (P) 2001 Mack Avenue Records II, LLC
René Marie, MainArtist - Lincoln Music Corp. (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
(C) 2001 MAXJAZZ (P) 2001 Mack Avenue Records II, LLC
René Marie, MainArtist - Hal Leonard Corp. / Music Sales (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
(C) 2001 MAXJAZZ (P) 2001 Mack Avenue Records II, LLC
René Marie, MainArtist - Sony ATV Tunes LLC/EMI Blackwood (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
(C) 2001 MAXJAZZ (P) 2001 Mack Avenue Records II, LLC
Album review
Rene Marie's second CD for MaxJazz is, for the most part, a very enjoyable CD. This extremely gifted singer has a very appealing voice and is a talented arranger as well. Her playful arrangement of "Them There Eyes," with bassist Robert Hurst and drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts, is very refreshing, with some fine scat singing, too. Her unusually deliberate and rather sexy take of "The Surrey With the Fringe on Top" adds pianist Mulgrew Miller and also has some fine scat singing, too. Her Latin chart for "I Only Have Eyes for You" proves catchy, with some tasty guitar playing from John Hart. "It's All Right With Me" is slowed to a snail's pace with Chris Potter's noodling bass clarinet and Hurst's brooding bass backing her powerful vocal. "Vertigo," another Marie original, is easily the most exciting piece on the session. The only occasion when she follows anything resembling an expected path is her lush treatment of the ballad "Detour Ahead" in a memorable duet with Miller. There are some weak spots. The original "Don't Look at Me Like That" is monotonous filler; while the Beatles' "Blackbird" is drastically rewritten with a tedious vamp that gives the song a somewhat ominous sound, but it grows tiresome quickly. The medley of "Dixie" (a song reviled by most African-Americans) and "Strange Fruit" (with its dramatic description of lynching) invites controversy. She sings "Dixie" a cappella with a possible touch of sarcasm, then the band is added for the shift into the piece that was first put on the map by Billie Holiday, introduced with almost a funeral march-like cadence. Somehow Rene Marie's lovely voice seems inappropriate for this song, as she doesn't reflect the anguish of its lyrics very consistently. Even with these reservations, this is a highly recommended CD.
© Ken Dryden /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 01:06:56
- Main artists: René Marie
- Label: MAXJAZZ
- Genre: Jazz Vocal Jazz
(C) 2001 MAXJAZZ (P) 2001 Mack Avenue Records II, LLC
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