Denise Jannah - A Heart Full of Music (1993)

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Artist: Denise Jannah, Rick Margitza, Cyrus Chestnut, George Mraz, Billy Hart
Title: A Heart Full of Music
Year Of Release: 1993
Label: Timeless Records
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 56:34
Total Size: 296 MB
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

1. This Could Be the Start of Something (03:31)
2. If the Music's Right... (04:41)
3. Something in Blue (05:23)
4. Detour Ahead (05:23)
5. Just in Time (03:34)
6. Autumn Nocturne (03:36)
7. Angel Eyes (05:35)
8. It's Only a Paper Moon (03:38)
9. Strange Fruit / Wanaisa (05:02)
10. More Love (06:52)
11. Sunday Morn (04:56)
12. Come Rain or Come Shine (04:18)

Personnel:

Denise Jannah (voc, arr),
Rick Margitza (ts),
Cyrus Chestnut (p),
George Mraz (b),
Billy Hart (d).

This native of Surinam (formerly Dutch Guyana) shows plenty of promise on her second CD for Timeless. Accompanied by an outstanding trio of Cyrus Chestnut, George Mraz and Billy Hart, with added percussion by Martin Verdonk and Lucas Van Merwijk, Jannah's bright lively vocal style sounds very fresh. She has a lot of fun with the uptempo chart of Steve Allen's "This Could Be the Start Of Something Big," while she's also adept at handling a slow ballad like "Detour Ahead" or a campy version of "Angel Eyes" that incorporates the theme from Mission: Impossible. Also of interest is "If The Music's Right" a samba that includes lyrics in Surinamese, Portugese and English, which Jannah carries off beautifully. Highly recommended.

Review by Ken Dryden

Denise Jannah - A Heart Full of Music.rar - 296.6 MB