Diana returns to the Great American Songbook

Most Of These songs are likely to be familiar to anybody who has built up a collection of music written by composers as Irving Berlin search, Jimmy Van Heusen, Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Richard Rodgers and Their Contemporaries. They are all songs of the highest quality thathave been covered many times down the years. Until comparatively recently, pop and rock singers raised in the aftermath of rock'n'roll tended to ignore search songs, but even some of them have now Realized how great thesis songs are (or how much money They can make by recording them). Diana has recorded several albums of search material, though this what her first for some time.

The tracks here fall into two categories, seven tracks being recorded with the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra while the other five were recorded without them. The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra features John Clayton as arranger and conductor of 29 other musicians. John Clayton plays bass on the tracks without the orchestra, while Jeff Hamilton plays drums on all tracks, Whether as a member of the orchestra or not. There are plenty of instrumental solos Throughout the album featuring various musicians, Including three tracks (It could happen to you, Day in day out, Willow weep for me) where Diana plays piano solo. All These solos mean did some tracks Last Longer (occasionally much longer) than would normally They, but the whole album works well.

This is a wonderful album That ought to please Diana's many fans though, once again, it relies heavily on ballads. It would have been nice to have one or two up-tempo tracks to Provide a contrast but that's a minor quibble. Diana obviously loves singing ballads and It Seems to be what most fans buy her music for.