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Track Listings
| 1. The Tender Trap |
| 2. I Didn't Know About You |
| 3. Comes Love |
| 4. In The Still Of The Night |
| 5. Fools Rush In |
| 6. East Of The Sun |
| 7. Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart |
| 8. They Say It's Wonderful |
| 9. Don't Be That Way |
| 10. They All Laughed |
| 11. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning |
| 12. It's A Wonderful World |
Product Description
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With the passing years the definition "jazz singer" has taken on wider meaning. Purists once maintained that it covered only the vocals of Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday and a handful of others. Nowadays it quite legitimately refers to a host of fine singers whose musicianship allows them to take liberties with the relationship of notes to bar lines and the "bending" of a lyric to fit a paraphrase of the melody as written. Stacey Kent, a young American lady resident in Britain, is a jazz singer and responds to the jazz musicians with whom she works and to the material that she uses. The Tender Trap is made up of a dozen quality songs of the kind that jazz musicians like to play. On eight of them her husband Jim Tomlinson, a tenor saxist of considerable talent, joins her. Stacey Kent is not afraid to tackle difficult songs which started life as instrumentals (Edgar Sampson's "Don't Be That Way" and Duke Ellington's "I Didn't Know About You"). For quiet intimacy there is an outstanding version of "Wee Small Hours" on which she is accompanied only by pianist Dave Newton. An outstanding record of vocal artistry. --Steve Voce
Album Details
It's Only her Second Album, but What an Impact She Has Had on the Jazz World. Ms. Kent's Natural Vocal Abilities Are in Full Force Once More on this Wonderful Collection. While the Songs Are Quite Familiar to Most, She Breathes New Life Into Each One with a Distinctive Voice, Superb Diction and Sublime Performance. If You're a Fan of How They Used to Make 'em, Guess What? They're Still Making Em Like They Used To...and Just as Good!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
What a singer,
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This review is from: Tender Trap (Audio CD)
I am now a BIG fan of Stacey Kent, she realy got to me with her soft voice. The arrangement on her albums are very well done. Since I got this album I purchased 4 more, they are all excellent.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Second album from American-born British-based jazz star,
By Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Tender Trap (Audio CD)
Stacey is now getting long-overdue recognition in the land of her birth thanks to her 2004 album, The boy next door, but she has been a major name in British jazz circles for a few years now. This is one of the albums that show why. I am amazed to read reviews criticizing Stacey's voice but we are all entitled to our opinions. I think she has a wonderful voice. Any minor technical limitations are more than compensated for in other ways. She likes to put her own distinctive interpretations on each song, so she can adapt the song to suit her voice. Classic songs from the Great American Songbook are Stacey's speciality. This is a very competitive market but Stacey has proved well capable of taking on the competition.On this album, you can hear Stacey's versions of such classics as the title track (Frank Sinatra), I didn't know about you (Duke Ellington), Comes love (Artie Shaw with Helen Forrest singing), In the still of the night (Tommy Dorsey), Fools rush in (Glenn Miller), East of the sun (Tom Coakley), Zing went the strings of my heart (Judy Garland), They say it's wonderful (Frank Sinatra), Don't be that way (Benny Goodman), They all laughed (Fred Astaire), In the wee small hours of the morning (Frank Sinatra) and It's a wonderful world (Charlie Barnet). If one or two of the original hit-makers seem unfamiliar, a look at the composer credits will reassure you. Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn, George and Ira Gershwin - they're all there. Stacey is, as ever, backed by some of the finest jazz musicians in Britain (and she's married to one of them). Her music may have less crossover appeal than Diana Krall and Norah Jones but it's possible to enjoy the music of all three in their different ways.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Tender Trap and Let Yourself Go,
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This review is from: Love Is...The Tender Trap (Audio CD)
... I think these are the two best Stacey Kent works. Stacey Kent has a light voice with that quick vibrato. I put her somewhere between Ella and Blossom Dearie. She has such great musical feel. Her pitch and diction are right on. You can hear every word of the lyric. "Let Yourself Go" is not an easy song, yet she sings it in a relaxed and swinging fashion, just like Nat Cole singing "Route 66," which the intro suggests. On "Tender Trap", I particularly like "Fools Rush In," especially where the melody goes down to the bottom of her range. She nails it right down and that fluttery voice suddenly blooms out like a singer who has done all of her breathing exercises. "Tender Trap" also has the best energy, with a larger number of uptempo tunes ("Comes Love", "Don't Be That Way", "They All Laughed") and more superb, tasteful saxophone playing from Jim Tomlinson. Jim plays such great melodies that complement the tune, and his sound is so beautifully warm, very much like Stan Getz. Colin Oxley is also good on guitar as both a soloist and vocal accompanist. Not easy to do. This is a very fine singer, with a fine band, and they have put some fine music together.
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