Jackie Cain & Roy Kral - East Of Suez (1980)

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Title: East Of Suez
Year Of Release: 1996
Label: Concord Jazz
Genre: Jazz, Post-Bop, Vocal Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue, log, Artwork)
Total Time: 39:18
Total Size: 213 MB
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Tracklist:

01. Don't Be Blue
02. D'Light
03. Close Enough For Love
04. East Of Suez
05. Wings Of Love
06. Travelin'
07. It's So Peaceful In The Country
08. Anthropology

Jackie Cain and Roy Kral are incapable of sounding down or being blue. East of Suez is another batch of delightfully upbeat material featuring their distinctive two-part vocal harmony, guaranteed to "turn your frown upside down." The program alternates between songs with lyrics and wordless vocal romps. Michael Franks' opening "Don't Be Blue" sets the tone and is followed by "D'Light," a Kral original featuring his piano, Paul Johnson's vibes, and the duo's "doo-dop-ooo-dah" scatting. The Johnny Mandel-Paul Williams composition, "Close Enough for Love," gives Cain an opportunity to demonstrate her beautiful way with a ballad. The title track is another wordless workout, while "Wings of Love" is a gorgeously swinging piece of romantic wistfulness. Bassist Brian Torff kicks off the Cain-Johnson collaboration, "Travelin'," a marvelously melodic invitation to hit the road, full of surprising musical curves and swerves. After the Alec Wilder pop tune "It's So Peaceful in the Country," East of Suez wraps up with a bebop finale, Bird and Dizzy's "Anthropology."