Maxine Linehan: Beautiful Songs
Beautiful Songs is a rich collection of familiar songs with deeply personal and, at times, unusual meaning for Irish singer Maxine Linehan.
Mark Christian Miller: Crazy Moon
Miller conjures up white tuxedo jackets and black patent leather shoes on a dance floor, carrying the song in an easy-does-it swing.
David Benoit featuring Jane Monheit: 2 in Love
There is nothing not to love about David Benoit's recent collaboration with vocalist and fellow Grammy nominee, Jane Monheit, 2 in Love.
Kurt Elling: Passion World
Elling’s musical and personal wanderings are an inevitable consequence of the first track’s “sorrow[ful]” recognition that dreams must be pursued “on the road.
Eric Michel Gillett: Careless Rhapsody: The Heart of Lorenz Hart
Eric Michel Gillett Careless Rhapsody:…
Mark Nadler: Runnin’ Wild: Sin Songs from the Jazz Age
Arrangements (by Nadler) are heady, vivacious, and filled with nuance that rises to the ear with repeated listening.
Marcus Simeone with Tracy Stark: Alone
Marcus Simeone Alone...with Tracy Stark is a worthy successor to the award-winning singer’s The Truth About...
