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Music : The Calling: Celebrating Sarah Vaughan
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The Calling: Celebrating Sarah Vaughan by: Dianne Reeves List Price: $16.98 CD-Charts Price: $11.99 You Save: $4.99 (29%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0724352769421 Label: Blue Note Records Manufacturer: Blue Note Records Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Blue Note Records Release Date: February 13, 2001 Studio: Blue Note Records Sales Rank: 110097 MPN: 27694 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.com: In the wake of the sometimes uneven live album In the Moment, Diane Reeves returns in exceptional form with a concept album, The Calling: Celebrating Sarah Vaughan. A tribute to one of jazz's legendary heroines, The Calling catches the many moods of the singer who became known simply as Sassy, delving into songs the jazz great popularized, including "Lullaby of Birdland" and "Send in the Clowns." On "Lullaby," Reeves summons Sassy's ghost with familiar phrasing and a majestic, powerful delivery. But it is on the lesser-known Vaughan numbers that Reeves really excels, making the standards her own. "Obsession" was recorded by Vaughan on her final album, 1987's Brazilian Romance. Reeves explores the emotional vehicle like an eagle, soaring grandly over surging orchestral accompaniment. Reeves then changes mood with an intimate cocktail version of "If You Could See Me Now" that includes a graceful piano solo by Mulgrew Miller. "I Remember Sarah" recalls the self-involved "The First Five Chapters" from Reeves's In the Moment album, but again, the outstanding full orchestra (featuring Billy Childs, Greg Hutchinson, Russell Malone, and George Duke) is so inspired and lush that it's impossible to remain unmoved. Reeves also offers a splendid, bopping, Afro Cuban version of "Fascinatin' Rhythm." Other Vaughan favorites include a lusciously swinging reading of "Key Largo," and a delightful take on "I Hadn't Anyone Till You," with Clark Terry humorously joining in. Again, this recalls Vaughan in her swinging, stunning prime. Reeves is obviously no Sarah Vaughan clone, but by surrounding herself with gloriously realized orchestral accompaniment and Sassy's indelible songs, she both pays respect and sets herself apart. --Ken Micallef Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - What A Gorgeous CD!"The Calling is a celebration of The Divine One, as she was called by Dianne Reeves, a younger singer who shares many of Vaughan's gifts: a gleaming, pitch-perfect voice, a multi-octave range, and a harmonic sense that takes her on some remarkable flights of fancy. Like Vaughan, Dianne has a fondness for crossing musical borders as if they didn't exist." ~ James Gavin ~ I share James Gavin's sentiments written on Liner Notes about Dianne Reeves, whose artistry I first appreciated upon hearing some of her most remarkable recordings such as "Better Days," "Bridges" and "A Little Moonlight." Diane Reeves gives a beautiful and sincere tribute to a legendary jazz singer with the most recognizable voice, Sarah Vaughan. A chanteuse-extraordinaire ... Read More: Rating: - Soaring and splendid!This album makes me dream... of performing with a glorious symphony orchestra, of conveying freedom and unrestrained joy with the human voice, of hunkering down in a recording studio with Billy Childs, Mulgrew Miller and all those other bad cats and creating a work of art as fine as this album. Dianne's singing is magnificent and moving. Two tracks stand out for me: Obsession and If You Could See Me Now. I love her improvisations--I'm not sure scatting is the right word, as Reeves has always had a unique approach to jazz improv that probably rubs some aficionados the wrong way. But I'm surprised that the Amazon review knocks her emotional power--it's all there! Rating:  - Simply fantasticI listened to this CD over and over when I first got it. The combined high level of artistry and entertainment value is downright inspiring. Billy Childs is now one of my favorite arrangers (sorry, I just had never heard of him before this. Shameful, I know). The ONLY reason I didn't give this five stars is that there are just a couple tracks that I tend to skip over more often than listen to (I'll let the listener judge for themselves). Rating: - What a great cdI am not a big fan of Sarah but, this is great. Reeves sounds great, music is outstanding on my bose sound deck. Reeves stay true to herself on this one. I am glad she did this. THis is a must have, I can see why she won a Grammy for this cd. Rating: - Sassy Would Be ProudI can't possibly imagine why anyone would want to perform a rendition of classics and fail to make them their own. For that reason alone Dianne Reeves is to be applauded for her tribute to "The Devine One. There was only Sarah Vaughn and there is only one Dianne Reeves. I thank God that they both shared their considerable gifts with us. That said.....I was taken to a new demension by the life Dianne breathed into this collection of songs associated with Sassy. The arrangements were great and Miss Reeves was in very fine voice. I'm sure Sassy Sarah would be proud.....I know I am. |
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