Heart's Desire - A Tribute to Doris Day

Reseña del editor A wonderful record come true, recorded in Hollywood at the legendary Capitol Studio A, it was cut featuring the same hallmark sound that made Capitol a world-wide celebrity between the classic labels in jazz. Backed by a large ensemble -including brass, reeds, rhythm and strings- singer Sue Raney performs here as touchingly as if she were back in 1957, when Capitol Records made the teenage Sue its newest Cinderella, and her idol Doris Day was America's favourite singing sweetheart on film. Her partner on this CD is two-time Grammy-winning pianist and arranger Alan Broadbent, who can evoke the mellow big band swing of Doris Day s early years with Les Brown, making her classic repertory sound like a swirling cloud of memories. Críticas "Sue has a lot of wisdom to show for those fifty years on record, and as this beautiful album proves, she s still in her prime." --- James Gavin, author of Deep in a Dream: The Long Night of Chet Baker.Sue Raney is hardly without a following, but it is a puzzle why a singer of her gifts never achieved widespread fame. For far too long, general audiences have been unaware of Raney's sublime work. Raney's new Doris Day tribute is one of the best albums of her career. The Spanish label Fresh Sound recorded it last fall in Los Angeles with a full orchestra arranged and conducted by Alan Broadbent. Day was in the last wave of quality popular singers blessed with good material, and Raney makes the most of "Secret Love," "Love Me Or Leave Me" and twelve other songs. A singer who has achieved technical perfection that encompasses tonal accuracy and range into the stratosphere, she provides a moment of thrilling vocalese when she parallels the lead trumpet in an interlude on "Sentimental Journey." For the most part, however, she just sings the songs, and sings them superlatively. Her treatment of "Shanghai" ("I'm just around the corner in a phone booth....") is a joy. But then, so is the entire CD. Broadbent's arrangements perfectly complement Raney. There are succinct solos by Broadbent at the piano, Carmen Fanzone on flugelhorn and saxophonists Bob Sheppard and Gary Foster. --- Doug Ramsey (RIFFTIDES, Arts Journal weblog)"Sue Raney fans have had to get used to long waits between albums but the anticipation is always exceeded by the realisation and this latest gem is I believe her crowning achievement. Conceived as a tribute to Doris Day, the songs include many of the latter's signature tunes, such as SECRET LOVE, EVERYBODY LOVES A LOVER and QUE SERA, SERA, reaching back in her catalogue to hits like SHANGHAI, PUT 'EM IN A BOX and IT'S MAGIC. Magic it certainly is, because these old favourites have acquired a lustre that positively gleams. Wonderful large scale orchestrations by Alan Broadbent include a lush string section (real strings, mind, not synthesised) provide the best setting we've heard for Ms Raney since her debut album with Nelson Riddle all those years ago and does she rise to the occasion. Whether it's tender ballads like I'LL NEVER STOP LOVING YOU and MY DREAM IS YOURS or swingers such as LULLABY OF BROADWAY and LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME, the singing is just sensational, so heartfelt when needed and so zingy when the mood demands. The opening QUE SERA SERA will make you think twice about this song as Sue slows it down to invest it with a yearning poignancy that I didn't know was buried beneath its bouncy exterior. The final track which gives the album its title was never sung by Doris but its sentiments sum up this labour of love better than any words of mine could. The new album of the year without a doubt - it refuses to leave my CD player!" --Gerry Stonestreet In Tune International

Detalles del producto Dimensiones del producto : 5,56 x 0,38 x 4,85 pulgadas; 3,04 Onzas Fabricante : Fresh Sounds Spain Código SPARS : DDD Producto en Tienda desde : Julio 22, 2007 Etiqueta : Fresh Sounds Spain ASIN : B000S6NT18 Número de discos : 1 Clasificación en los más vendidos de Amazon: nº76,379 en CDs y Vinilo (Ver el Top 100 en CDs y Vinilo) nº173 en Tributos Pop nº238 en Jazz Cool (CDs y Vinilo) nº1,270 en Pop Vocal Tradicional (CDs y Vinilo) Opiniones de clientes: 4.5 4.5 de 5 estrellas 18 calificaciones Dimensiones del producto : 5,56 x 0,38 x 4,85 pulgadas; 3,04 Onzas Fabricante : Fresh Sounds Spain Código SPARS : DDD Producto en Tienda desde : Julio 22, 2007 Etiqueta : Fresh Sounds Spain ASIN : B000S6NT18 Número de discos : 1