On her new CD Dianne Reeves weighs in prolonged, gentle harmony - adapted to the repertoire of love songs in the jazz outfit. One can its presentation in some songs quite "animated" find, but I miss it in the long run to "bite" or passion. It may be due to the songs and the arrangements (especially at the beginning of the CD) that only moderate enthusiasm sets with me.
The very first song "Just My Imagination" seems lax and interchangeable as a dime a dozen, at least not a material for an artist like Dianne Reeves. The song comes from the Motown era, and could at least make a good pop piece - but singing and Arrangement sound oddly inconsequential as "'dreamy' 'for me more. Does anyone know where because the priorities were that producer George Duke and Dianne, chose this mediocre song.
Easy corny it continues with "Over The Weekend". Complex twisty melodies can actually listen up! Dianne's wide spectrum of sounds, this God's gift of voice, here presents itself skillfully in all soft and loud tones! But the song is too clichéd and arranged orchestral applied too thick, - according to the assessment of a critic - as a "stunning new recording"
really impress. Dianne leaves the song with many lightweight garnished '' uh-uh-uh's "', which can be heard in the course of the CD still frequently on many titles.
Even the Ripperton cover "Loving You" passes by harmless and unimpressive. Minnie Ripperton sang the song about thirty years ago with high childish voice. Your presentation time had a certain charm, which distracted from the fact that it "is only a" song ". In order to mature, not to say 'powerful' voice of Reeves does not fit the song really, although of course the
"Sha-la-la-la-la`s" and "Dubi-Dubi-uh-uh-uh's" perfect masters.
The fourth song 'I'm "in love again'" The song quality is maintained at least then. Here Diva Reeves can unfold the cool beauty of her voice - adequately to the last first, really good song on the CD and the simple guitar accompaniment (!). In fact, I have noticed for myself that the pieces with the accompaniment of the great guitarists Russell Malone and Romero Lubambo are the best of this CD production. To create a full album with only these two guitarists and the Reeves-voice, would have been at least in the present, so popular crossover jazz landscape of creative feature and musical consequence. Dianne Reeves has been on display in live concerts indeed some time before this CD production with this concept (two guitars, one vote). I have experienced in the Cologne Philharmonie. It was a great moment to which I will remember forever grateful! Her singing and interaction with her two musicians was of almost unearthly and minimalistic beauty. Dianne Reeves would not be the first singer who would such an album, despite the risk of musical uniformity, create. (Ella Fitzgerald eg all four albums made only with guitarist Joe Pass as the only companion out!) Like Ella, has also Dianne Reeves on great flexibility and richness of sound in her voice, to accomplish such an album exciting and successful. In the concert the audience listened to this economical concept intrigued. Why will you not expect this kind of music with the length of a 50 minute CD jazz lovers? Such a CD could be an innovative milestone. Reeves' new album, "When You Know" there is not become.
During the following song "Midnight Sun", a jazz classic by Lionel Hampton / Sonny Burke / Johnny Mercer, the arrangement is more striking accents, as had been heard on this CD. Dianne also decorated this song towards the end with Reevestypischen, scatähnlichen vocalisms its specific nature it is, suddenly slightly jodelig, always very high and clearly intone falsetto tones. Economical and not used stereotype, they are able to please!
The most beautiful love ballads are of course always the 'sad'. "'Once I Loved" from bossa nova genius Jobim is because the right choice and one of the most heartfelt songs of the CD. Here Dianne Reeves sings with great intensity. Her voice shines sometimes in overwhelming beauty, even if in the meantime makes her a slope noticeable melody less "straight" to sing than to provide them with improvisatory ornamental plant (the "uh-uh-uh's"). (Less'd better!)
With '' The Windmills Of Your Miles "', wrote one of his most popular songs Michel Legrand. There are countless covers of world famous performers of the piece. In this new version, the song was released by an unusual, very inspired arrangement of any sentimentality, and jazz-heavy features. Reeves' interpretation is sensitive at the beginning, but later distanced. In the strongly sung passages and particularly in the heights it sounds strained and slightly out of breath for the first time. However Dianne ends the song on a music interesting and very harmonious way. Very nice! Nevertheless, in this title, the instrumentation, the pluses. And as interesting as it sounds - a little one longs there but after a melodic interpretation, or even by the sentimentality of the famous version of Dusty Springfield. Something seems to be missing here.
Top-class splendor numbers are scarce on this album. But besides' "Once I Loved" and "I'm In Love Again" is the theme song "When You Know" one of the most interesting and lively. In intensive Drive with suction Reeves drives voice, increases further - up joined an Afro-ethnic sounding chorus to and shifted accents. A play in which Dianne Reeves' musical proximity to the black continent again beautifully expressed.
Finally, the CD gets to the Blues '"Today Will Be A Good Day'" still a real freshness. Vital and earthy interpreted Dianne Reeves their own brand new composition, and proves its versatility - this time without "la-la la's" and "uh-uh uh's", but instead culminates the turbulent song at the end in a dynamic whistle. It is clear - Reeves dominated the complete vocal keyboard!
Dianne Reeves' Label '' Blue Note '' has been leaning to the promotion of their new album far out. It says: "'When You Know' 'is likely to put generations of singers new standards (!).
(Hm - Thick It's probably not?)
That was not necessary, (or just it?) For your best-ever albums such as "The Grand Entcounter" "Art & Survival", "I Remember", "Quiet After the Storm" "In The Moment" and "That Day" are Long before "When You Know" was published, and I recommend it to anyone.
Compared to these works of art of jazz singing is the new album mediocrity. A friend and jazz connoisseur, whose musical tastes I like to note, the CD had already bought from me. He said: 'this CD you can hear well in a dignified candlelight dinner .....'
