Roseanna Vitro - Passion Dance (1996/2008)
Artist: Roseanna Vitro
Title: Passion Dance
Year Of Release: 1996
Label: Telarc Jazz
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Quality: Mp3 320 / Flac (tracks, .cue, log)
Total Time: 01:04:28
Total Size: 161/403 Mb (scans)
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Passion Dance
Year Of Release: 1996
Label: Telarc Jazz
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Quality: Mp3 320 / Flac (tracks, .cue, log)
Total Time: 01:04:28
Total Size: 161/403 Mb (scans)
WebSite: Album Preview
01. Out of this World
02. Long As You're Livin'
03. Returned To Me ('The Bird')
04. Freedom Jazz Dance
05. For Heaven's Sake
06. Whisper Not
07. Simone
08. Blue Monk
09. Passion Dance
10. More Than You Know
11. Strollin' (Nostalgia In Times Square)
One of the top jazz singers of the 1990s, Roseanna Vitro is a versatile vocalist who is not afraid to take chances. On her Telarc debut, the personnel changes on many of the ten selections with the stars among the sidemen including pianist Ken Werner (Vitro's musical director), altoist Gary Bartz, trumpeter Tim Hagans, bassist Christian McBride and drummer Elvin Jones. Among the highpoints of the diverse repertoire are an adventurous "Freedom Jazz Dance," "Out of This World," "Long as You're Livin '," McCoy Tyner's "Passion Dance" and "Strollin"' (an adaptation of Charles Mingus' "Nostalgia in Times Square"). The only number that does not work is an over-the-top rendition of "More than You Know" that is overly complex; simplicity would have been much more effective. Otherwise this is a superior set by a very appealing singer.