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- Date Released: August 22, 2006
- Genre: Jazz
- Style: Jazz/Blues
- Label: Telarc
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Ann Hampton Callaway is not your typical jazz songbird. For one thing, she's an accomplished and award-winning songwriter, which is unusual in a field dominated by interpreters. But what's most surprising is her voice -- it's a low alto instrument with a rich, dark, butterscotchy tone, and when she gets way down into her lower range the effect can be downright startling. Her latest album is a pleasing mixture of originals and standards, some performed with a small combo that includes bassist Christian McBride and drummer Lewis Nash, others with the all-female Diva Jazz Orchestra. The big-band pieces pack the most wallop, which is no surprise given both the quality of the band and the fact that the arrangements were written by the great Tommy Newsom; a powerhouse rendition of her own "Swingin' Away the Blues" opens the program with a serious bang, and her small-scale but equally powerful take on the chestnut "Blue Moon" carries the energy forward nicely. The rest of the album is a mix of tender ballads and vibrant uptempo numbers, most with a theme related to the blues, either in a mood of resigned acceptance ("Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most," "Willow Weep for Me") or defiant opposition (the Callaway original "Hip to Be Happy"). She imbues most of these songs with a smoldering, torchy quality that brings new energy to old material, and her new songs stand up very nicely next to the established standards. Highly recommended.
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Swingin' Away the Blues |
3:31 |
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| 02. | |
Blue Moon |
5:40 |
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| 03. | |
Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most |
6:22 |
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| 04. | |
Lover Come Back to Me |
3:24 |
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| 05. | |
Stormy Weather/When the Sun Comes Out |
5:14 |
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| 06. | |
The I'm-Too-White-To-Sing-The-Blues Blues |
3:43 |
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| 07. | |
Willow Weep for Me |
6:21 |
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| 08. | |
Hip to Be Happy |
2:45 |
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| 09. | |
It's All Right with Me |
5:55 |
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| 10. | |
No One Is Alone |
4:35 |
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| 11. | |
Blues in the Night |
4:51 |
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| 12. | |
The Glory of Love |
3:08 |
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12 Total Tracks, 55:29 Total Length
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Credits
- Matt Catingub - Arranger // Rodney Jones - Arranger // Bill Mays - Arranger // Bill Mays - Arranger // Bill Mays - Arranger // Ted Rosenthal - Piano // Ted Rosenthal - Piano // Ted Rosenthal - Piano // Sherrie Maricle - Drums // Sherrie Maricle - Drums // Sherrie Maricle - Leader // Sherrie Maricle - Leader // Sherrie Maricle - Guest Appearance // Sherrie Maricle - Guest Appearance // Ann Hampton Callaway - Arranger // Ann Hampton Callaway - Arranger // Ann Hampton Callaway - Vocals // Ann Hampton Callaway - Vocals // Ann Hampton Callaway - Producer // Ann Hampton Callaway - Producer // Ann Hampton Callaway - Liner Notes // Ann Hampton Callaway - Liner Notes // Lewis Nash - Drums // Tommy Newsom - Arranger // Tommy Newsom - Arranger // Tommy Newsom - Arranger // Todd Barkan - Repertoire Consultant // Michael Bishop - Engineer // Michael Bishop - Mastering // Michael Bishop - Mixing // Jack Everly - Arranger // Elaine Martone - Producer // Christian McBride - Bass // Harold Wheeler - Arranger // Robert Woods - Executive Producer // Liz Callaway - Vocals // Liz Callaway - Guest Appearance // Alex Rybeck - Arranger // David Gilmore - Guitar // David Gilmore - Guest Appearance // Anilda Carrasquillo - Art Direction // Anilda Carrasquillo - Design // Erica Brenner - Production Supervisor // Bill Westmoreland - Photography // Stanley Kay - ? // Andy Farber - Arranger // Deborah Weisz - Trombone // Jami Dauber - Trumpet // Jami Dauber - Management // Lisa Parrott - Sax (Baritone) // Audrey Federici - Stylist // Peter Doris - Assistant Engineer // Anat Cohen - Clarinet // Anat Cohen - Sax (Tenor) // Ed Meitner - Engineer // Tanya Darby - Trumpet // Tanya Darby - Lead // Kristy Norter - Flute // Kristy Norter - Sax (Alto) // Anna M. Sala - Associate Producer // Anna M. Sala - Personal Manager // Taz Tsujio - Piano Technician
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