Kelley
Suttenfield (vocals); Tony Romano (guitar)
(Review
by Ann Alex).
This is Kelley
Suttenfield’s second CD. She has
performed in the USA and Europe , and her guitarist is a musician and educator with
20 years experience. On this enjoyable
CD they give us 5 jazz standards, plus songs by Neil Young (Harvest Moon); KD Lang (Wash Me Clean); Carol King (One Fine Day); Buffy Sainte-Marie (Until It’s Time For You To Go); and Bob
Dylan’s I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight.
This is a very varied, pleasing selection,
sung with a sweet and sometimes breathy voice, accompanied by sensitive,
responsive guitar. The stated intention on this disc was to present the songs
in a stripped-down and intimate format which has been done successfully, but I
would have liked some tracks to be a bit punchier with a bit more swing, to
provide greater variety. However generally the CD makes for good listening.
The opener is Fly Me To The Moon with a bell-like
guitar and a gentle vocals, which makes a change from the usually brisk way
this song is performed. Beautiful Love is livelier with a jazzy
guitar solo and just the right amount of improvisation in the vocals. Wash Me
Clean is almost hymn-like, which suits the words, but One Fine Day is a track which would have benefited from a livelier
interpretation. On the other hand Until It’s Time For You To Go is well
suited to the intimate style of presentation.
The disc also includes Just Say I
Love Him; Try Your Wings and People
Will Say We’re In Love, 10 tracks in all, with lots of space for guitar
solos from a jazz guitarist who knows his stuff.
Kelley
Suttenfield and Tony Romano - Among The Stars is to be released on
September 30. See www.kelleysuttenfield.com
Ann
Alex.
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