Jacintha - Jacintha Is Her Name (Dedicated To Julie London) - Groove Note GRV1014-3 (2013) SACD rip via PS3 to iso (GB) | 24bit/88.2kHz flac | Mch (GB) (+dB gain) | 2ch (GB) DR (+dB gain) | Jazz Jacintha's music is like the slow dance you don't ever want to end. The songs are slow, soft & very relaxing. They create a beautiful atmosphere. I highly recommend this or any of her other albums. Jazz has many styles, but she sings this style as well as anyone ever has. DSD mastering by Bernie Grundman, probably an analogue recording. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Julie London, the legendary torch song singer & pop balladeer of the 60s & early 70s, passed away in Los Angeles 2 years ago. The singer who had a huge hit with her version of Cry Me A River still retains a large fan base worldwide & has always been 1 of Jacintha's favourite singers. It only seems natural that for this, her 4th album for Groove Note, the sensual & talented Jacintha, no mean balladeer herself, has chosen to record & dedicate an album to Julie. "This album is a sheer joy to listen to from the 1st note. This may be Jacintha's best album yet. The silky, smooth, & sensuous voice of Jacintha is reproduced with an utterly natural quality, revealing every nuance of her phenomenal intonation, phrasing, breath control, & vocal modulation." ~Dave Glackin, Positive Feedback Online Inspired mainly by Ms. London's 1st Liberty album, Julie Is Her Name & its spare guitar & acoustic bass formats, Jacintha & arranger/pianist Bill Cunliffe (recently nominated for a Jazz Arranging Grammy) have come up with a spectacular new record. Using the guitar & bass combo as a basic springboard, the album has taken some of the songs most closely associated with Ms. London (e.g. Cry Me A River, & some not so familiar like Light My Fire), & transformed them into the kind of material that Jacintha handles best. Intimate, sexy, seductive. A couple of tunes do utilize a trio behind Jacintha but the great majority of the songs stay faithful to the guitar/bass combo & two instrument concept with the additional twist of using some different instruments in the arrangements. (e.g. sax & bass for Willow Weep For Me, sax & piano for Something Cool & piano & bass for Cry Me A River). Jacintha herself delivers some definitive performances including a classic version of Something Cool & her cover of The Doors' Light My Fire. The very spare instrumental arrangements also lend themselves to extremely high quality audiophile sound & Joe Harley (producer) & Mike Ross (engineer) have outdone themselves on this recording, creating sonics & fidelity that are some of the best ever from Groove Note (or any other label for that matter). Other review: http://www.soundstage.com/music/reviews/rev557.htm Tracks: 01. Willow Weep For Me (5:32) 02. The Thrill Is Gone (5:21) 03. Something Cool (6:07) 04. Don't Smoke In Bed (4:07) 05. Light My Fire (4:03) 06. I'm In The Mood For Love (4:14) 07. God Bless This Child (5:43) 08. Round Midnight (6:15) 09. I'll Never Smile Again (4:05) 10. Gone With The Wind (3:18) 11. Cry Me A River (4:41) Time: Musicians: Jacintha, vocals Bill Cunliffe, piano & arrangements Harry Allen, saxophone Larry Bunker, vibes, percussion Ron Eschete, 7 string guitar Holly Hoffmann, flute Darek Olesciewicz, bass Larance Marable, drums http://www.filefactory.com/folder/6af19fe8f516717f ------------------------------------------------------------------ Checksum for iso: 5dfa5d0226fd50b94e6b1fd2eec22cc2 *Jacintha - Jacintha Is Her Name (Dedicated To Julie London).iso