Stallings, Mary / Dream
Album: Dream   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Stallings, Mary   Added:Dec 2010
Label:Highnote  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2010-12-05 Pull Date: 2011-02-06 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Feb 6 Jan 30 Jan 23 Jan 16 Jan 9 Jan 2 Dec 26 Dec 19
Airplays: 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 2

Recent Airplay
1. Nov 01, 2013: No Cover, No Minimum
A Weaver Of Dreams
4. Feb 01, 2011: Rebop
Close Enough For Love
2. Sep 21, 2013: Music Casserole
Moon Ray
5. Jan 25, 2011: Rebop
Close Enough For Love
3. Feb 09, 2013: Music Casserole
Never Knew
6. Jan 21, 2011: No Cover, No Minimum
Close Enough For Love

Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2010-12-04
MARY STALLINGS: Dream
HighNote, 2010

JAZZ VOCALS – San Francisco singer Mary Stallings is a gem, with a classic jazz voice and a great sense of pacing. She pairs up here with pianist Eric Reed, whose impeccable, versatile playing fits like a glove.

Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11

1. 4:55 – brooding intro, then kicks into a weighty swing groove
2. 5:20 – standard played as a slow ballad: soulful vocal & gentle piano
3. 4:43 – oooh… hushed drums into haunting ballad, very strong vocals
4. 4:05 – jaunty, tick-tock swing; soulful vocal duet w/ Adriana Evans
5. 2:43 – old-fashioned saloon piano walk, upbeat vocal
6. 5:58 – sophisticated ballad; drawn out vocal phrasing & delicate piano
7. 3:09 – rolling uptempo, a solid swinger with nice piano break
8. 3:34 – relaxed Latin-tinged ballad: romantic vocal, gentle swing, fades out
9. 4:59 – sneaky r&b feel here, shifts midway through to a broader swing
10. 1:12 – sweet little vocal/bass duet, wish there were more of it…
11. 7:39 – slow, haunting with very unusual winding melody; good version of it

[ Fo ] 12/04/10

Track Listing
1. Close Enough For Love   7. Dream Dancing
2. That Old Black Magic   8. Hey Now
3. Moon Ray   9. Watching You Watching Me
4. Never Knew   10. Before You Know It
5. A Weaver Of Dreams   11. A Timeless Place (The Peacocks)
6. Mad About The Boy   .