Vanessa Rubin - I'm Glad There Is You: A Tribute to Carmen McRae (1994)

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Title: I'm Glad There Is You: A Tribute to Carmen McRae
Year Of Release: 1994
Label: Novus
Genre: Vocal Jazz
Quality: APE (image+.cue,log)
Total Time: 57:06
Total Size: 323 MB
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Tracklist:

01. Yardbird Suite
02. I'm Glad There Is You
03. Midnight Sun
04. Inside a Silent Tear
05. No Strings Attached
06. Alfie
07. Speak Low
08. Easy Living
09. A Child Is Born
10. Send in the Clowns

Vanessa Rubin - vocals
Aaron Graves - piano
Charles Fambrough - bass
Yoron Israel - drums
Grover Washington, Jr. - soprano sax and tenor sax
Kenny Burrell - guitar
Frank Foster - saxophone
Monty Alexander - piano
Antonio Hart - alto sax
Cecil Bridgewater - trumpet
Carlos McKinney - piano
Michael Rubin - percussion

This Vanessa Rubin release is a tribute to Carmen McRae. Although she cites McRae as a major

influence, Rubin actually does not sound much like her and leans as much toward middle-of-the-road

music as jazz. Also, not all of these songs are really identified with McRae (most notably "Send

in the Clowns" which was largely owned by Sarah Vaughan). The ballad-dominated set does have a

reasonable amount of variety, Rubin gets off some fine scatting on "Yardbird Suite" and she

introduces an excellent original in "No Strings Attached." A variety of guests (including Grover

Washington, Jr., Frank Foster, Antonio Hart, Cecil Bridgewater, Kenny Burrell and Monty Alexander)

only appear on one or two songs apiece and do not make that much of an impression. However Vanessa

Rubin's attractive voice is strong enough to carry the music and this release is a step forward

for her.


Vanessa Rubin - I'm Glad There Is You: A Tribute to Carmen McRae (1994)