Dianne Reeves - A Little Moonlight
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Artist: Dianne ReevesEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2003-08-19
Music Label: Blue Note Records
Soundtracks:
- Loads of Love
- I Concentrate on You
- Reflections
- Skylark
- What a Little Moonlight Can Do
- Darn That Dream
- I'm All Smiles
- Lullaby of Broadway
- You Go to My Head
- We'll Be Together Again
Music reviews of A Little Moonlight
Music Review: A real lullaby
Rating: 3 Stars
I'm a late-blooming fan of Ms. Reeves, drawn by her work on the Independent Lens documentary Billy Strayhorn : Lush Life. I saw my library had this disc, A Little Moonlight, and the inclusion of one of my favorite songs (Skylark) was enough for me to check it out. A very favorable impression was made on me by the scat opening of Loads of Love, ditto I'm All Smiles. These two numbers may be more upbeat than most of the album, and very much to my taste. What possessed me to write this review, however, was her version of The Lullaby of Broadway. It's probably not my favorite version of this tune, but it IS the only version I've ever heard that could conceivably be used as a real lullaby to sing your baby to sleep. Sweet!
Description of A Little Moonlight
Following her Grammy-winning orchestral album The Calling: Celebrating Sarah Vaughan, jazz vocalist Dianne Reeves wished to return to a simpler, all-acoustic setting. So in December 2002, Reeves entered Right Track studios in New York City with legendary producer Arif Mardin (Aretha Franklin, Norah Jones) to record A Little Moonlight, an intimate collection of ten tunes featuring her touring trio: pianist Peter Martin, bassist Reuben Rogers and drummer Greg Hutchinson."Most of the songs are about the moment you're ready to fall in love, and the record features one of my loves, my trio-up-close and personal," says Reeves. "I've had great groups over the years, but there is really something special playing with Peter, Reuben and Greg. We've worked together for so long that sometimes all it takes is a look to make the music come alive-and this record captures the magic between us." Besides the inspired trio, the album also features appearances by trumpeter Nicholas Payton and guitarist Romero Lubambo.
It's a match made in musical heaven: Dianne Reeves, the cool and collected contralto, and Arif Mardin, the esteemed producer behind the success of Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin, and Norah Jones. Backed by a young and hungry rhythm section featuring drummer Greg Hutchinson, bassist Reuben Rogers, and pianist Peter Martin, Reeves finds herself in a straight-ahead setting where she can show off her jazz chops without compromising to pop-oriented concepts and expectations. The result is a recording of unadulterated and honest jazz in the classic sense. Her skillful blending of the best of Sarah Vaughan and Betty Carter is evident on Richard Rodger's "Loads of Love." The Brazilian guitarist Romero Lubambo adds Joe Pass strains to Cole Porter's "I Concentrate on You," while trumpeter Nichlolas Payton lend his mellow tones to Reeve's heartfelt rendition of "You Go to My Head." --Eugene Holley, Jr.
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