Secrets Of My Heart
Jazz
| Apr 2019
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2019-04-16
Reviewed 2019-04-16
Reviewed: 2018-04-16
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Australia singer & pianist McKenzie is an emerging star with a timeless voice and a spellbinding way with original lyrics. With its mix of 20th-century jazz standards and sterling original compositions, this album is McKenzie’s most personal musical statement to date, projecting an alluring sense of confidence, a worldly outlook, and a clear-eyed dedication to her artistic vision.
If You Like: Diana Krall, Annie Ross, Norah Jones
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ You Only Live Twice (4:59) – piano starts> slow sedate song> piano solo> midtempo song> slow fade
**2/ You And The Music (6:09) – guitar starts> slow song> pause> piano swings into uptempo song> piano solo> guitar solo> bass solo> midtempo jam> bass solo> uptempo song> piano solo to fade
**3/ De Nada (3:16) – piano starts> uptempo bossa nova song> piano solo> uptempo song> quick stop
4/ Secrets Of My Heart (4:17) – piano starts> uptempo song> scat singing over strings> uptempo song> fade on piano
***5/ It’s All About Love (4:17) – piano starts. Uptempo jam> uptempo song> guitar solo> uptempo song> quick stop
*6/ Till The End Of Time (5:17) – percussion/piano starts> midtempo bossa nova song> sax solo> midtempo song> instrumental break to fade
7/ You Must Believe In Spring (4:40) – piano starts> slow song> piano solo> slow song> slow fade
*8/ A Beautiful Friendship (4:44) – piano starts strong> midtempo song> swinging guitar solo> bass solo> uptempo song> quick stop
*9/ I Fell In Love With You (3:58) – piano starts> uptempo song> piano solo> guitar solo> uptempo song> crescendo end
*10/ Come On Home (5:28) – piano starts> midtempo blues> guitar solo soars> strutting midtempo son> crescendo end
11/ My True Love Is You (3:12) – guitar starts> slow song> slow fade
*12/ The Gershwin Medley (8:38) – (instrumental with constant shifting melodies) piano starts strong> piano solo> bass solo> piano/bass duet swings to midtempo & fades> pause> drums kick in> fast jam with guitar>lightning fast guitar solo> piano solo> quick stop
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Australia singer & pianist McKenzie is an emerging star with a timeless voice and a spellbinding way with original lyrics. With its mix of 20th-century jazz standards and sterling original compositions, this album is McKenzie’s most personal musical statement to date, projecting an alluring sense of confidence, a worldly outlook, and a clear-eyed dedication to her artistic vision.
If You Like: Diana Krall, Annie Ross, Norah Jones
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ You Only Live Twice (4:59) – piano starts> slow sedate song> piano solo> midtempo song> slow fade
**2/ You And The Music (6:09) – guitar starts> slow song> pause> piano swings into uptempo song> piano solo> guitar solo> bass solo> midtempo jam> bass solo> uptempo song> piano solo to fade
**3/ De Nada (3:16) – piano starts> uptempo bossa nova song> piano solo> uptempo song> quick stop
4/ Secrets Of My Heart (4:17) – piano starts> uptempo song> scat singing over strings> uptempo song> fade on piano
***5/ It’s All About Love (4:17) – piano starts. Uptempo jam> uptempo song> guitar solo> uptempo song> quick stop
*6/ Till The End Of Time (5:17) – percussion/piano starts> midtempo bossa nova song> sax solo> midtempo song> instrumental break to fade
7/ You Must Believe In Spring (4:40) – piano starts> slow song> piano solo> slow song> slow fade
*8/ A Beautiful Friendship (4:44) – piano starts strong> midtempo song> swinging guitar solo> bass solo> uptempo song> quick stop
*9/ I Fell In Love With You (3:58) – piano starts> uptempo song> piano solo> guitar solo> uptempo song> crescendo end
*10/ Come On Home (5:28) – piano starts> midtempo blues> guitar solo soars> strutting midtempo son> crescendo end
11/ My True Love Is You (3:12) – guitar starts> slow song> slow fade
*12/ The Gershwin Medley (8:38) – (instrumental with constant shifting melodies) piano starts strong> piano solo> bass solo> piano/bass duet swings to midtempo & fades> pause> drums kick in> fast jam with guitar>lightning fast guitar solo> piano solo> quick stop
Recent airplay
Come On Home
Music Casserole — Apr 26, 2025
De Nada
Music Casserole — Jan 21, 2023
The Gershwin Medley, It's All About Love, De Nada, The Gershwin Medley
The Gershwin Medley
Clean Copper Radio — Jul 05, 2019
It's All About Love
Butter and Jams — Jul 05, 2019
Secrets Of My Heart
ERA — Jul 04, 2019
Charting
2019-04-30 — 2019-07-02
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jun 30 | 2 |
| Jun 23 | 2 |
| Jun 16 | 1 |
| Jun 9 | 2 |
| Jun 2 | 1 |
| May 26 | 1 |
| May 19 | 1 |
| May 12 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | You Only Live Twice | ||
| 2. | You And The Music | ||
| 3. | De Nada | ||
| 4. | Secrets Of My Heart | ||
| 5. | It's All About Love | ||
| 6. | Till The End Of Time | ||
| 7. | You Must Believe In Spring | ||
| 8. | A Beautiful Friendship | ||
| 9. | I Fell In Love With You | ||
| 10. | Come On Home | ||
| 11. | My True Love Is You | ||
| 12. | The Gershwin Medley |