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How regrettable that eMusic presently isn't carrying this title by one of the top ten female jazz singers of the 20th century (not to be confused with Etta James). Her work after 1970 can be uneven; otherwise, she doesn't miss a beat before then, as her recording career commenced in 1945 to the release of her final album on the day of her passing in October of 2001. This one is from Etta at her peak.
Ran Blake is one mysterioso pianist. His playing smacks of deep, complicated feelings, like melancholy, or nostalgia, where painful longing and sweet remembrance mix. His right hand - could be one finger - might hammer out a melody like a brass bell, choosing notes with a poet's care, while his left hand plumbs the depths, with low dissonant chords made all the more ambiguous via subtle foot pedaling. Other pianists abuse the sustain pedal for… more »
