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Jazz
Release Date: 05/02/2006
The debut of vocalist
Robin McKelle is a throwback to an earlier era, when singers were backed by big bands as they sang songs destined to become
standards. Although
McKelle doesn't break new ground in her interpretations of this material and doesn't take many chances, she is an expressive performer, opening with an exuberant, slightly breathy
"Something's Gotta Give," followed by an enchanting
cha cha treatment of
"Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen." Vocalist
Robbie Wykoff joins her for her a duet of
"You've Brought a New Kind of Love to Me." She's clearly having fun in
"Yes, My Darling Daughter," a forgotten number from the
big band era, with a brief detour into a
Latin setting. The orchestra, which sometimes adds a string section, brings life to the charts adapted or transcribed by trumpeter
Willie Murillo and trombonist
David Stout, while the band includes veteran
jazz instrumentalists like clarinetist
Gary Foster, guitarist
Larry Koonse and tenor saxophonist
Pete Christlieb.
~Ken Dryden, All Music Guide
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