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Cheryl Bentyne - Talk Of The Town (2002) [Vocal Jazz]; APE (image+.cue)

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Cheryl Bentyne - Talk Of The Town (2002) [Vocal Jazz]; APE (image+.cue)

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Artist: Cheryl Bentyne
Album: Talk Of The Town
Genre: Vocal Jazz
Label: Telarc
Released: 2002
Quality: APE (image+.cue)
Tracklist:
  1. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To (4:21)
  2. They Can't Take That Away From Me (3:20)
  3. Little Butterfly (4:37)
  4. The Very Thought Of You (4:56)
  5. Love Me Or Leave Me (2:26)
  6. Everything Happens To Me (6:00)
  7. Farmer's Market (3:03)
  8. Talk Of The Town / Get Out Of Town (6:57)
  9. Girl Talk (3:43)
  10. The Meaning Of The Blues (4:41)
  11. It Might As Well Be Spring (4:16)
  12. These Foolish Things (3:44)
  13. Still Good Friends (1:46)

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Cheryl Bentyne is justly celebrated for her work as the soprano voice in Manhattan Transfer, but her work outside of that ensemble is just as impressive, if sometimes less flashy. This solo album, in fact, is notable for its lack of pyrotechnical wizardry, and is all the stronger for it. Focusing almost exclusively on standards, Talk of the Town finds Bentyne singing with an almost Ella Fitzgerald-like transparency, imposing little of her own ego on the material and avoiding heavy-handed interpretation. This is not to say that she sings without personality or style -- simply that she sings like someone who wants to showcase the songs themselves rather than her own artistry. The result is quietly spectacular: on straightforwardly melodic fare like Cole Porter's "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" and the classic ballad "These Foolish Things," the songs are like jewels in simple but lush settings; on more difficult numbers, such as "Little Butterfly" (which consists of lyrics by Jon Hendricks set to the Thelonious Monk composition "Pannonica"), she negotiates the tricky changes with grace and deceptive ease. Bentyne's voice sounds the way a warm shower feels. Very highly recommended.
Review by Rick Anderson

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