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Pamela Luss' Your Eyes seems to feature two distinctive singers in one. On the midtempo material, Luss shows that she is a superior jazz singer, whether being sensual on "Baby, Don't You Quit Now," finding surprising life in a faster than usual "Over the Rainbow," or swinging on "Our Day Will Come." However, on ballads, her renditions are mostly very straight, closer to cabaret and even light pop than jazz, as if she is fearful of straying from the lyrics and the melody line for more than a moment. Quite a few of the younger jazz-inspired singers have difficulty making ballads their own and finding ways to improvise on slower material while also paying respect to the songwriters' intent. Luss' ballad renditions are listenable but not at all adventurous, and one wonders why "Send in the Clowns" was revived for the umpteenth time. On the plus side are four guest appearances apiece from tenor great Houston Person and altoist Aaron Heick, while Hendrik Meurkens is featured on harmonica on one of the few ballads that works on this set, "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye." Overall, this is a mixed bag.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
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J. Rowles, Composer - J. MERCER, Composer - Houston Person, FeaturedArtist - Pamela Luss, MainArtist
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M. Garson, Composer - B. Hilliard, Composer - Houston Person, FeaturedArtist - Pamela Luss, MainArtist
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A. Bergman, Composer - M. Legrand, Composer - M. Bergman, Composer - Pamela Luss, MainArtist
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B. Russell, Composer - Houston Person, FeaturedArtist - Pamela Luss, MainArtist
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R. Jensen, Composer - Pamela Luss, MainArtist
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H. ARLEN, Composer - E.Y. HARBURG, Composer - Pamela Luss, MainArtist
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M. Walden, Composer - Pamela Luss, MainArtist
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C. Porter, Composer - Hendrik Meurkens, FeaturedArtist - Pamela Luss, MainArtist
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D. Wayne, Composer - R. Rasch, Composer - Pamela Luss, MainArtist
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S. Sondheim, Composer - Pamela Luss, MainArtist
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B. BACHARACH, Composer - H. DAVID, Composer - Pamela Luss, MainArtist
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Houston Person, FeaturedArtist - L. Freeman, Composer - Pamela Luss, MainArtist - N.H. Ørsted-Pedersen, Composer
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Album review
Pamela Luss' Your Eyes seems to feature two distinctive singers in one. On the midtempo material, Luss shows that she is a superior jazz singer, whether being sensual on "Baby, Don't You Quit Now," finding surprising life in a faster than usual "Over the Rainbow," or swinging on "Our Day Will Come." However, on ballads, her renditions are mostly very straight, closer to cabaret and even light pop than jazz, as if she is fearful of straying from the lyrics and the melody line for more than a moment. Quite a few of the younger jazz-inspired singers have difficulty making ballads their own and finding ways to improvise on slower material while also paying respect to the songwriters' intent. Luss' ballad renditions are listenable but not at all adventurous, and one wonders why "Send in the Clowns" was revived for the umpteenth time. On the plus side are four guest appearances apiece from tenor great Houston Person and altoist Aaron Heick, while Hendrik Meurkens is featured on harmonica on one of the few ballads that works on this set, "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye." Overall, this is a mixed bag.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:48
- Main artists: Pamela Luss
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Savant
- Genre: Jazz Bebop
Savant Records, Inc. Savant Records, Inc.
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