Reflections Of Rosemary (2005)

Product Summary UPC: 00013431228523 Release Date: 4/26/2005 Buy.com Sku: 63972777 Item#: M296LN Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Blue Skies ~ Debby Boone 2. I'll Be Home ~ Debby Boone 3. Best Is Yest To Come, The ~ Debby Boone 4. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry ~ Debby Boone 5. Mood Indigo ~ Debby Boone 6. It Might As Well Be Spring ~ Debby Boone 7. Van Heusen Medley: But Beautiful / Moonlight Becomes You / Like Someone In Love ~ Debby Boone 8. You're Gonna Hear From Me ~ Debby Boone 9. It Never Entered My Mind / In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning ~ Debby Boone 10. I've Grown Accustomed To His Face ~ Debby Boone 11. Time After Time ~ Debby Boone 12. Music That Makes Me Dance, The ~ Debby Boone 13. You Are There ~ Debby Boone 14. Hidden Track: Blue Skies - (demo version, with Rosemary Clooney) ~ Debby Boone (P) 2005 Concord Music Group, Inc (C) 2005 Concord Music Group, Inc   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel: Debby Boone (vocals); Rosemary Clooney (vocals); John Pizzarelli, Jim Fox (guitar); Armen Ksadjikian (cello); Gary Foster (clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Dan Higgins, Scott Hamilton (tenor saxophone); Warren Luening (trumpet, flugelhorn); John Oddo (piano); Chuck Berghofer (bass instrument); Gregg Field (drums); Daniel Greco (percussion); Cherry O'Neill, Lindy Michaelis, Laury Browning (background vocals). For those with long memories, Debby Boone's name will be synonymous with the monster '70s hit "You Light Up My Life." Reflections of Rosemary, however, represents a different Boone, someone who's lived a second life on Broadway in productions of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and The Sound of Music. In a broader sense, Boone's bid as a jazz singer makes perfect sense in the wake of Diana Krall and Norah Jones. Boone even offers a version of Hank Williams' "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," a song that reminds one of Jones' take on "Cold, Cold Heart" on Come Away With Me. If all three singers seem something of a throwback to say, Rosemary Clooney, then that's just fine with contemporary listeners. Reflections of Rosemary is well sung and tasteful, and should quickly find its place on mainstream jazz's heavy rotation play lists. The accompaniment is light on songs like "Blue Skies" and "I'll Be Home," allowing Boone's voice to take center stage. On "Mood Indigo," however, she's joined on the chorus by her three sisters for some stunning, Manhattan Transfer-style harmony, and "You're Gonna Hear from Me" is backed by a big band. Boone also borrows a couple of Clooney favorites from Frank Sinatra, "It Never Entered My Mind/In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning," and Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn's "Time After Time." Reflections of Rosemary lives up to its title by offering a quietly reflective group of songs recalling a great jazz voice. ~ Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. Producer: Allen Sviridoff Engineer: Seth Presant; Leslie Ann Jones Musical Guests Scott Hamilton John Pizzarelli Rosemary Clooney   Compilation Appearances Ultimate Christmas Hits Vol. Ii Precious Lullabies Sweet Dreams And Starry Nights Vol 2 Songs 4 Life Faith, Hope & Love (2CD) Billboard Top 10 Karaoke Box Set Vol   Technical Info Release Date : 04/26/2005 Original Release Date : 2005 Catalog ID : 312 285 Label : Concord Records (USA) Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00013431228523   Professional Reviews JazzTimes (p.116) - "[I]t is Oddo's controlled comping, plus tasteful statements form tenor Scott Hamilton and guitarist John Pizzarelli, that makes the album such a pleasant surprise."    Product Image