Stallings, Mary / But Beautiful
Album: But Beautiful   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Stallings, Mary   Added:Jul 2013
Label:Highnote  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2013-07-14 Pull Date: 2013-09-15 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Sep 15 Sep 8 Aug 25 Aug 18 Aug 11 Aug 4 Jul 28 Jul 21
Airplays: 2 1 1 3 1 3 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. Jun 11, 2021: Traditions (rebroadcast from October 11, 2019)
Autumn In New York
4. Sep 12, 2013: Rebop
You Don't Know What Love Is
2. Oct 11, 2019: Traditions
Autumn In New York
5. Sep 05, 2013: Rebop
Time On My Hands
3. Sep 13, 2013: No Cover, No Minimum
Time On My Hands
6. Aug 22, 2013: Rebop
Dedicated To You

Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2013-07-14
MARY STALLINGS: But Beautiful
HighNote, 2013

JAZZ VOCALS – Another gorgeous example of straightforward jazz mastery by San Francisco native Mary Stallings. Once again she pairs with pianist Eric Reed, a perfect partner who this time brings a band of young musicians (all under 25 years old). Stallings is wonderful: her voice has a smoothly-phrased earthiness wrapped in a sophisticated delivery, making these old, familiar tunes sound very much her own.

All tracks very fine. Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 9

1. 4:40 – warm, relaxed swing: piano dances around vocals with lively surprise
2. 4:30 – interesting ballad version of this one; duet with piano
3. 3:38 – a less-familiar tune, touches of Billie Holiday with saloon piano
4. 5:46 – slow and romantic: vocal draws you in, piano/sax add rich colors
5. 5:32 – tender ballad with trio: dragged vocal line, elegantly restrained piano
6. 2:58 – jaunty trio stroll, classic feel: vocal comes in halfway thru, light scat
7. 5:50 – nostalgic ballad: sax casts a light, breezy feel against slow vocal
8. 5:08 – unusual arrangement gives standard a tricky, unstable grounding
9. 5:40 – ooooh… soulful, bluesy ballad: vocal works it over a soft trio
10. 3:14 – upbeat swinging tempo makes vocal feel a bit compressed

[ Fo ] - 14 July 2013

Track Listing
1. Dedicated To You   6. Time On My Hands
2. Just A Gigolo   7. Autumn In New York
3. Some Other Spring   8. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
4. But Beautiful   9. You Don't Know What Love Is
5. The Lamp Is Low   10. I Thought About You