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- Date Released: September 15, 1991
- Genre: Jazz
- Style: Jazz Vocal, Contemporary
- Label: Concord Jazz
That rarest of entities: a contemporary jazz singer who sounded classic.
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We Say...
McCorkle, a polymath and published writer, was that rarest of entities: a contemporary jazz singer who sounded classic. But she was also a troubled person, battling depression and, at one point, cancer. On May 19, 2001, at age 55, she took her life — she jumped from the window of her Manhattan apartment. In her pocket was a note for whomever found her asking that they saw that her cats were looked after. The despair of this act and the politeness of the humble request that accompanied it linger when I listen to I'll Take Romance’s "It Never Entered My Mind." It's an album of love songs, but in "Mind," McCorkle sings of not having love: "Once I laughed when I heard you say that I'd be playing solitaire/ Uneasy in my easy chair/ It never entered my mind." It's mostly just her voice, a little piano and the sound of the brushes being dragged across the skins. McCorkle sounds wry and a little weary. It's hard not to wonder what she was thinking.
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They Say...
The plot behind this project by the wonderful singer Susannah McCorkle is that she performs fresh interpretations of familiar standards that deal with love; all but the comparatively recent "Where Do You Start?" were at least 35 years old at the time and some were of much earlier vintage. Backed by a quintet including Frank Wess on tenor and flute, pianist Allen Farnham, and guitarist Howard Alden, McCorkle's very attractive voice and impressive interpretive skills are heard at their best. Highlights include the title cut, "A Beautiful Friendship," "Get Out of Town," "It Never Entered My Mind," "Taking a Chance on Love," and "I Thought About You."
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A Beautiful Friendship |
4:11 |
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| 02. | |
My Foolish Heart |
3:37 |
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| 03. | |
I'll Take Romance |
3:27 |
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| 04. | |
Get Out Of Town |
4:41 |
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| 05. | |
It Never Entered My Mind |
5:06 |
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| 06. | |
Let's Get Lost |
3:26 |
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| 07. | |
Spring Is Here |
4:28 |
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| 08. | |
Taking A Chance On Love |
4:31 |
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| 09. | |
I Concentrate On You |
5:01 |
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| 10. | |
Lover Man |
3:52 |
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| 11. | |
That Old Feeling |
4:02 |
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| 12. | |
Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart |
3:48 |
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| 13. | |
Where Do You Start |
3:46 |
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| 14. | |
I Thought About You |
5:16 |
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14 Total Tracks, 59:12 Total Length
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Credits
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