Lorna Luft - Songs My Mother Taught Me
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Artist: Lorna LuftEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2007-12-11
Music Label: First Night Records
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Music Review: Classy. Dignified.
Rating: 4 Stars
Is Lorna Luft the "singer" that her mother was? No. But neither was Liza Minnelli--not by a long shot. Kudos must be given to both women, all the same. Oh man, cut the crap.
That aside, this is a sparkling and appropriate collection by Luft, honoring her mother's song-book, and why shouldn't she capitalize on that song-book? Every dirty show-biz dog from Hollywood to Hanoi has "used" Judy Garland, so I think it's quite a stretch to say her own beloved children cannot reference her, artistically. Grow up, people.
Please appreciate the fact that Luft references her with flair on this record--with respect, humor, and verve on a well-executed, properly produced, worthy album--an album that simultaneously honors Garland but reminds us that the Great American Songbook belongs to everyone; it transcends even Garland...with the exception of three or four songs that were indelibly Judy's. Garland herself surely knew that.
People can't say this sort of thing anymore about a singer, or about songs--no one appreciates the art of covering a hallowed song-catalogue nowadays, except as a complete novelty. In Garland's day (and, by osmosis, Luft's) you sang your way through tons of other people's compositions and were proud to do so. You were proud to put your stamp on a great tune, even if it had been already sung by a thousand other fine singers. People don't understand this dynamic today; the industry paradigm has radically changed, but this doesn't mean that there is no place for exquisite memories.
Lorna's got a superb tone, a nice, winning voice on these songs, and impeccable phrasing, I must say. No offense to the utterly fine & gifted Minnelli, but she hasn't aged nearly as well as Luft has, in terms of voice or vigor. Minnelli deserves every credit, but the two daughters should not be compared, just as no one can be compared to the Mother...period. Minnelli has more grit and emotion in her caterwauling. Luft has FAR superor phrasing. Let these girls do their thing, however they want to do it!
Lorna Luft is singing like a bird, and this honorable recording merits respect. Buy it for dinner parties and guests will love it. That is a suggestion, and ~not~ a diss. She's a credit to her mother, who, let us face facts, cannot ever be duplicated by anyone. Buy it; it's a piece of American history, to hear a gifted and devoted Luft give lovely reverence to her mother's legendary legacy.
Bottom line: she sounds great.
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