Stacey Kent – Let Yourself Go – Celebrating Fred Astaire [iTunes Plus AAC M4A] (2000)
Artist: Stacey Kent
Album: Let Yourself Go – Celebrating Fred Astaire
Quality: iTunes Plus AAC M4A
Genres: Jazz, Music, Vocal, Vocal Jazz, Standards
Released: Jan 01, 1910
℗ 1999 Candid Productions Ltd
Editorial Reviews
Grateful singers know that Fred Astaire virtually defined the Great American Songbook, beginning in the ’30s with his legendary film collaborations with George and Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin, and Jerome Kern. Stacey Kent pays tribute to Astaire in Let Yourself Go, the third stellar album for the London-based, New York-bred vocalist whose voice resembles a lighter version of Dinah Washington’s. Kent shines on both gorgeous ballads (“They Can’t Take That Away from Me”) and solid swingers (“Shall We Dance”), and adds an easy bossa nova beat to “‘S Wonderful.” Trading lines with her is Kent’s saxophonist-husband Jim Tomlinson, who fronts the solid band. Flexible with the rhythms yet never straying far from the melodies, Kent also pays perhaps the ultimate compliment to many of these songs by including the oft-neglected verses. Tony Bennett’s 1993 Fred Astaire tribute was his breakthrough to the mainstream music scene. Perhaps Let Yourself Go will be the U.S. breakthrough for Stacey Kent. -David Horiuchi
Track List
1. Let Yourself Go 3:47
2. They Can’t Take That Away From Me 5:02
3. I Won’t Dance 4:40
4. Isn’t This A Lovely Day? 3:59
5. They All Laughed 4:30
6. He Loves And She Loves 4:24
7. Shall We Dance? 3:03
8. One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) 5:56
9. ‘s Wonderful 6:00
10. A Fine Romance 3:02
11. I Guess I’ll Have To Change My Plan 2:37
12. I’m Putting All My Eggs In One Basket 3:45
13. By Myself
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