Monheit, Jane
N-Coded, 2002, CD
Instrument: Female Vocals
Issue: 8.4w
Jazz Ruler Type: Ballads, Blues
Performance: 4-
Sound: 4
Score:
O’s Notes: Jane’s soft vocals are like butterflies fluttering in the breeze. She continues to strengthen her signature as a jazz singer. In The Sun combines swinging ballads like Ellington’s “Just Squeeze Me” with the bossa nova beats of “Chega De Saudade” and a bouncy arrangement of “Cheek To Cheek” before moving to heart-felt ballads like “Haunted Heart”. Bassist Ron Carter, Ivan Lins (p, vocals), Joel Fram (sax) and drummer Kenny Washington sure up the background music to make this an enjoyable set.