Rating: 5/5
Review:
A fine debut
Wendy Lanchin is a veteran of the North London
jazz scene, but this is her first CD. I
think it's an excellent debut; it's a little outside my normal repertoire, but
I really like it.
The music is quite eclectic.
Lanchin has chosen some jazz standards like the title track and My One
And Only, but there is a wide range of material here from composers like Tom
Waits, Kirsty MacColl, Suzanne Vega and others, and it makes for a really good,
varied programme.
Wendy Lanchin is a fine singer with a lovely, flexible voice
which is often a sort of dark velvet in texture – and I think she sounds simply
fabulous in lower registers. She has a
real ability to put the songs over, and I think she has extremely classy
phrasing and the ability to time and hit those difficult notes absolutely spot
on and make them sound utterly natural. Her fellow musicians are also
excellent and very sympathetic to both the music and Lanchin's voice. It's very well arranged and produced, so from
the smoky, sultry Angel Eyes or Head through a lovely version of He Moved
Through The Fair to the sexy swing of
Temptation, I find it all a real pleasure.
This is a thoroughly enjoyable collection of fine songs,
very well performed. What more could you
ask for, really? Very warmly recommended.
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