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This is the CD I use to measure all the rest.LOP Turn on the water fountain, pour yourself a glass of good wine, settle back in a comfortable chair and be swept away by the magnificent voice and captivating style of a truly wonderful female vocalist. I own a lot of CDs. but this one by Jane Monheit is my favorite.
As a long time Sergio Mendez fan "So Many Stars" quickly became one of my favorite tracks, I hadn't really appreciated the depth of that song's lyrics until I heard Jane sing it. I was not dissappointed in the cd, for me there was not a bad track on it. I first heard Jane's voice on a local light Jazz station and added her to my "wish list", then purchased her CD "Taking a Chance on Love". As a lover of Samba and Bossa Nova and long time fan of Elise Regina it was a no brainer to follow that one up with "Surrender" when I saw that she sang Brazilian style music.
The entire disc contains lovely examples of Ms. I love this womens voice and style far better than the majority of female songstresses who somehow receive far more publicity for lessor talent than Ms.
All I can imagine is the power of PR over substance is what makes for a 'Popular Media recognized' Star. Monheit has displayed for the last few years.
What can I say. This disc is the best yet.
However, due to her work, I shall forever believe that Jane Monheit is, and should be recognized as among the top five of the living 'Female' songstresses of 'any style of music'. I absolutely love every track on the disc.
Monheit's beautiful voice, and the songs themselves take the listener to another level when listening.
Jane Monheit's talent is uncanny.If you don't know Jane Monheit, start with this CD. (If you have ever heard Ella Fitzgerald sing Tom Jobim, you'll know what I'm getting at). Magic.One other note from a musician who simply cannot play certain kinds of music for whatever reason: when Jane Monheit jumps from Jerome Kern to Bill Evans to Stevie Wonder to Joni Mitchell, she makes the song totally her own.
Every time I listen to this CD I say to myself that I have absolutely nothing to add or suggest - on the contrary I just enjoy listening and learning. "Surrender" by Peter Eldridge is a sublime soap opera of a song that unexpectedly turns a world of dish-washing and household chores into magnificence and transcendence. I have been a fan of Jane Monheit since I heard her first album.
How beautiful - but only if Jane Monheit sings it.I also give a constellation of stars to the interpretation of Ivan Lins's wonderful "Rio de Maio" (sung with Ivan Lins). Then you'll want to discover the rest.Jane Monheit is the best and, in my opinion, this is the best of her best. I loved the video "Live from the Rainbow Room," where you can see Jane Monheit as a formidable communicator as well as a wonderful singer.
But this is the best as an album.There is only one song I would pick out from her other albums to insert in this, my favourite album, and that is "In the Still of the Night" from "Taking a Chance on Love." (If you never were jolted by the poetry of Cole Porter you'll be knocked over with her interpretation).Back to the subject.
I did not buy this CD, but I do have "Come Dream With Me and Taking a Chance on Love." Both fabulous samples of this most amazing singing Godess.Rick Montalbano.you are a lucky man.
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