Jazz ballads in best manner

Mark Isham I previously knew primarily as a composer of film music in the 90s and in the early 80s as a composer and performer on Newage labels like Windham Hill (Vapor Drawings, Tibet, Mark Isham, ...). Remained unknown to me until now that Isham as a jazz musician with the Group handed in 87 fairly avant-garde jazz in the 80s. That time has apparently remained without further reverberation.

This studio recording often feigned and Heard jazz standards is actually nothing special, if not for the excellent launched filipino Australian vocalist Kate Ceberano would, delivers the here truly exceptional polyphonic interpretations of ballads, as they rarely even in modern times listen. I avoid it on purpose, to compare them with the jazz greats of yesteryear, because here "dusted" modern and in a very special way interpreted, but then remembered with the utmost technical and emotional intensity to their idols. Isham and an unmentioned Studio Group (by the way all known top musicians: Peter Erskine (drums), Alan Pasqua (p) and Tom Warrington (b)) accompany sensitive and technically perfect and without any eccentricity.

Should be mentioned the sound equipment. This is, as to imagine on the cover image at its best. Minimal and audiophile use of studio equipment, including current Neumann microphones make the album a listening experience of the highest order.

Conclusion: If you like jazz standards, will love the disc.