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Jennifer Zarine: Fresh Made Cuppa Tea

A saucy romp through standards both old and new, Jennifer Zarine displays not only her theatre background, but the rare ability to dial it back for the recording studio without losing the emotion. Very highly recommended. Continue reading

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(Too?) Quiet Nights: Diana Krall

…this disc is a work of art, and absolutely worthy of anyone’s collection. Ms. Krall is at the top of her game…mature, smooth – impeccable sense of timing and rhythm. She’s the Julie London for the new millennium. If you’re disassembling discs and making your own radio on your iPod or other device, there are many gems to play with – whether you’re looking for just the right track to keep the feeling going, or doing a “shuffle.” I do think that if you listen to the whole album in one sitting, you’re going to be sort of bored after a while – but hey, that’s just me, and you should buy the set somewhere where you get the two “bonus tracks.” You’ll want ‘em. Continue reading

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We’ll be Back After This Message.

Stacey Kent: “Breast cancer affects 1 in 7 women and touches the lives of many, many more. To raise awareness of this disease and to raise money for breast cancer charities, including the Barnet Breast Unit Fund, Breast Cancer Care and Breakthrough Breast Cancer, I am giving a concert at IndigO2 in Greenwich, London on October 13th 2008. All of the profits from this concert will go to these charities.” Continue reading

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What’s on My iPod? Part two.

Part two of the 40 songs in heavy rotation on my iPod this month.  They’re not all female vocalists – as much as you might like chicken soup, you can’t eat it all the time, right?  Anyway – the question … Continue reading

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