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| | Taking a Chance on Love | | | Music Artist : | | Jane Monheit | | Music Style : | | Traditional Vocal Pop | | Record Label : | | Sony | | Release Date : | | 2004-09-07 | | Store Price : | | $9.99 | | Artistopia's Price: $9.98 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Honeysuckle Rose
2. In The Still Of The Night
3. Taking a Chance on Love
4. Bill
5. I Won't Dance
6. Too Late Now
7. Why Can't You Behave?
8. Do I Love You?
9. Love Me Or Leave Me
10. Embraceable You
11. Dancing in the Dark from "The Band Wagon"
12. Over the Rainbow
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 Love this CD
Submitted on: 2009-09-07 |
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| I like Jane Monheit so much I bought this as a gift for a friend. Her smokey voice is beautiful. |
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 3 Surprises
Submitted on: 2009-08-02 |
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The 1st Surprise
Tonight I was listening to jazz while I was ironing & for some strange reason I put on Bradford Marsalis Trio "Bloomington" which is a live CD from 1993. Rather abstract jazz with sax, bass, & drums. As I finished the shirts the CD ended & I put on Jane Monheit "Taking a Change on Love". All of a sudden the bass came alive through the speakers & then her voice in perfect pitch. What great production! I went back to "Bloomington" where I read in the inner notes "To obtain more wood sound from the bass, this album was recorded without usage of the dreaded bass direct." Why try to get the sound of the wood when all you get is the bass in the background? I wonder how "Taking a Change on Love" was recorded because I hear everything. The difference between these 2 recordings is more than a "Live" versus a "Studio" recording.
The 2nd Surprise
Jane Monheit '"Making a Change on Love" must have some great reviews, lets see what is in Amazon.com. When I entered the site I was surprised by some of the negative reviews that state she is all outer beauty & not a real jazz singer. One reviewer wrote that she was the Britney Sears of jazz. Some one pitch me, there are all sorts of jazz styles in this CD, I hear more than just notes, she is swinging, jumping from low notes to high, & scatting. "Honeysuckle Rose" is quick & clean, "Do I Love You?" is totality emotional with smooth strings to match. The back up musicians are top notch including Michael Buble on "I Won't Dance". The 2 sax players Donald Harrison on Alto & Joel Frahm on Tenor are well matched on "Love Me Or Leave Me". Jane Monheit wrote about why she sang these songs in the middle of the inner notes: her love for old MGM movies & their songs by the great jazz singers. Yes this is more than jazz, its jazz from the movies.
The 3rd Surprise
I was first told about Jane Monheit from a fellow high end stereo via e-mail. He is a Royal Canadian Mounted Police Officer in the Hudson Bay area who loves jazz vocals. I guess this type of music keeps him warm at night. This was my 4th CD of hers, I believe I picked up her music as time went along but stopped at this CD. Maybe I was surprised by the movie themes & not the "Real" jazz, but after tonight I am going to start where I left off & pick up her newer work.
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One of the best singer ever.
Submitted on: 2009-04-25 |
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| All I can say is this: No one ever sang "In the still of the night" better than her. |
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Jane impressive with a touch of Ella
Submitted on: 2008-10-19 |
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| There are many people who seem to like Diana Krall but I've always found her pianistic skills more inviting than her vocal chops. Not so with Jane Monheit, she may not play piano but she sure can seduce me with her voice. There are some lovely tunes from the Great American Songbook plus the Fats Waller ditty, "Honeysuckle Rose", but the best track that is representative of Monheit at her best is Porter's "In the Still of the Night". With a sweet guitar into and then a great string arrangement, Monheit glides into this tune with phrasing reminscent of Ella Fitzgerald, probably her main influence and not a bad one at that!! If you want an introduction to her music, do check this one out. |
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A rare find...
Submitted on: 2008-01-14 |
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| I bought this CD for my husband, as we love Michael Buble and heard a duet with Jane and thought it was lovely. She has such a clear voice on this CD, it is heavenly and fantastic quality. We have bought a few new Artist's CD's this month and she ranks as one of the best. Would definitely buy another CD. If you like classical jazz with the sweetest of voices, then you have found your treasure... |
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