I Get A Kick - Cole Porter Reimagined

Reviewed: 2018-02-10
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Local chanteuse & poet returns. "Lisa B's arrangements and takes on Porter are so newly refreshing and unique that you should definitely check them out!" --Brad Stone, Jazz Radio Programmer of the Year
If You Like: Diana Krall, Marian McPartland, Carmen McCrae
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ I Get A Kick Out Of You (3:58) – bass starts> slow song swings uptempo> sax solo> slow song> quick fade on vocal
*2/ Easy To Love (3:02) – drums start> uptempo song> piano solo> song> stop on vocal
3/ Sonia & Solomon/ I Happen To Like New York (4:10) – piano starts> spoken word story/poem> slow song> slow fade on vocal
*4/ Wake Up & Dream (5:48) – piano starts> slow song builds to midtempo> piano solo> song> crescendo end on vocal
*5/ In The Still Of The Night (4:47) – piano/sax starts> midtemo song> haunting sax solo> song> quick fade on vocal
6/ Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye (6:01) – bass starts> slow song> drum/bass duet> song> quick fade on vocal
7/ What Is This Thing Called Love? (4:32) – electric piano starts> uptempo song> spoken word poem with musical backup> song> fade on vocal
8/ All Of You (4:08) – sax starts> midtempo song> sax solo> song> fade on vocal
*9/ You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To (4:21) – bass/piano starts> slow song>gorgeous piano solo> crescendo & fade on vocal
10/ Night And Day (The Cat Goddess) – Fender Rhodes starts> spoken word poem> slow song> poem> song> poem> song fade on vocal