Let S Get Lost The Songs Of Jimmy McHugh SACD Music Cd

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Let's Get Lost - The Songs of Jimmy McHugh (SACD)      Artist(s) : Terence Blanchard, Diana Krall, Jane Monheit, Dianne Reeves, Cassandra Wilson      List Price : $18.98 USD        ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 2001-05-15      Studio : Sony Classical      Label : Sony Classical      Avg. Customer Rating : (22 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for Let S Get Lost The Songs Of Jimmy McHugh SACD      Perfection?      Rating:      Blanchard on horn with Diana Krall, Jane Monheit, Dianne Reeves, Cassandra Wilson, and Edward Wilson on piano performing eleven great tunes! What more do I need to say?     Customer Reviews for Let S Get Lost The Songs Of Jimmy McHugh SACD Cd      Stick to the standards, T!      Rating:      Terence Blanchard is undoubtedly one of the top jazz performers of our time, regardless of instrument. However (and this is just my opinion), I don't care much for his original material. I much prefer releases in which he interprets other writers' works (e.g., The Billie Holliday Songbook, The Heart Speaks). So you can only imagine how much I enjoy listening to Let's Get Lost. This CD is outstanding not just in the interpretations, arrangements and production (all are flawless), but Blanchard has surrounded himself with four wonderful vocalists to support his vision of McHugh's standards. This is one of my favorite late-night CD's. Blanchard's tone, as always, is pure, clean and sweet. I was introduced to several McHugh songs that I hadn't heard before. With over 60 minutes of quality performances, it is simply too hard to pick out a favorite cut. Quality stuff - Daddy like. Also check out the other two Blanchard CD's mentioned above. Editorial Reviews for Let S Get Lost The Songs Of Jimmy McHugh SACD Audio Cd      Amazon.com      Like George Gershwin and Cole Porter, the music of Jimmy McHugh is an essential part of the American popular song canon, and jazz musicians have always been the canon's greatest interpreters. On this CD, New Orleans-born trumpeter Terence Blanchard delivers fresh renditions of McHugh's songs with four of the brightest singers on the scene. The cool Canadian chanteuse Diana Krall tickles the title track with her Shirley Horn-like vocals and pianisms, while Jane Monheit graces the ballad "Too Young to Go Steady" and the bouncy "I Can't Give You Anything but Love" with her quiet-storm phrasing. Dianne Reeves's powerful voice imbues "I Can't Believe You're in Love with Me" and the midtempo "Can't Get Out of This Mood" with new emotional colors. Cassandra Wilson's down-South delivery transforms "Don't Blame Me" and "Sunny Side of the Street" into slow-drag and tango-tinged numbers. Blanchard's instrumental versions of "You're a Sweetheart" and "Lost in a Fog," with the tenor saxophonist Brice Winston, are lyrical in their own jazzy ways. --Eugene Holley Jr.