Blue Heaven
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2019-08-01
Reviewed 2019-08-01
Reviewed: 2019-08-01
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Arminian vocalist Yeghiazaryan ("yegg-uh-ZAR-ee-un") brings back the vocal stylings of swing singers in the past along with a stellar quartet of new stars. Despite her strong vocal delivery, each track seems less about her, and more about the story as a whole.
If You Like: Ella Fitzgerald, Diana Krall
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Sweet Pumpkin (4:07) – vocal starts> midtempo song> sax solo> guitar solo> midtempo song> crescendo end
***2/ Nobody Else But Me (3:28) – sax starts> swinging uptempo song> sax solo> uptempo song> crescendo end
3/ That Ole Devil Called Love (3:59) – vocal starts. Slow song> slow fade
**4/ It’s Crazy (4:29) – bass stats> bopping uptempo song> bass solo> sax solo> uptempo song> slow fade
5/ Tenderly (3:33) – bass starts> uptempo jam & song with soaring vocals> sax solo to fade
*6/ Thou Swell (5:04) – guitar starts> midtempo song> guitar solo> scat solo with drum fills> uptempo song> cresceno end
7/ Love Isn’t Everything (1:10) – acapella vocal midtempo song> quick stop
*8/ I Wish I Knew (4:31) – guitar starts> slow song> sax solo> slow song> fade
*9/ 1 Got A Feelin’ I’m Fallin’ (4:16) – acapella vocal starts> midtempo song> guitar solo> midtempo song> crescendo end
10/ Beautiful Moons Ago (4:50) – vocal starts with guitar> slow song> guitar solo> slow song> slow fade
*11/ My Blue Heaven (4:29) – guitar starts> midtempo jam & song> quick fade
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Arminian vocalist Yeghiazaryan ("yegg-uh-ZAR-ee-un") brings back the vocal stylings of swing singers in the past along with a stellar quartet of new stars. Despite her strong vocal delivery, each track seems less about her, and more about the story as a whole.
If You Like: Ella Fitzgerald, Diana Krall
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Sweet Pumpkin (4:07) – vocal starts> midtempo song> sax solo> guitar solo> midtempo song> crescendo end
***2/ Nobody Else But Me (3:28) – sax starts> swinging uptempo song> sax solo> uptempo song> crescendo end
3/ That Ole Devil Called Love (3:59) – vocal starts. Slow song> slow fade
**4/ It’s Crazy (4:29) – bass stats> bopping uptempo song> bass solo> sax solo> uptempo song> slow fade
5/ Tenderly (3:33) – bass starts> uptempo jam & song with soaring vocals> sax solo to fade
*6/ Thou Swell (5:04) – guitar starts> midtempo song> guitar solo> scat solo with drum fills> uptempo song> cresceno end
7/ Love Isn’t Everything (1:10) – acapella vocal midtempo song> quick stop
*8/ I Wish I Knew (4:31) – guitar starts> slow song> sax solo> slow song> fade
*9/ 1 Got A Feelin’ I’m Fallin’ (4:16) – acapella vocal starts> midtempo song> guitar solo> midtempo song> crescendo end
10/ Beautiful Moons Ago (4:50) – vocal starts with guitar> slow song> guitar solo> slow song> slow fade
*11/ My Blue Heaven (4:29) – guitar starts> midtempo jam & song> quick fade
Recent airplay
It's Crazy
Hella Mixed Radio Hour (rebroadcast from Oct 3, 2019) — Sep 06, 2021
It's Crazy
Music Casserole — Nov 09, 2019
It's Crazy
Old fart At Play — Oct 24, 2019
Nobody Else But Me
Nobody Else But Me
Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics — Oct 11, 2019
Love Isn't Everything
Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics — Oct 08, 2019
Charting
2019-09-09 — 2019-11-11
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Nov 10 | 1 |
| Oct 27 | 1 |
| Oct 13 | 1 |
| Oct 6 | 1 |
| Sep 22 | 1 |
| Sep 15 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Sweet Pumpkin | ||
| 2. | Nobody Else But Me | ||
| 3. | That Ole Delvil Called Love | ||
| 4. | It's Crazy | ||
| 5. | Tenderly | ||
| 6. | Thou Swell | ||
| 7. | Love Isn't Everything | ||
| 8. | I Wish I Knew | ||
| 9. | I Got A Feelin' I'm Fallin' | ||
| 10. | Beautiful Moons Ago | ||
| 11. | My Blue Heaven |