EDEN ATWOOD - There Again (1995) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Eden Atwood has a lovely voice but this CD (which is dominated by ballads) features little improvising and much of the material has been overdone through the years. Her versions of "It Never Entered My Mind" (a song she is too young to sing) and "The Nearness of You" are far from definitive, Atwood interprets "Sonny Boy" with such seriousness that one wonders if she ever heard Al Jolson's version, and by speeding up "You're My Thrill" she drains that song of all its sensuality. Her rhythm section (pianist Dave Berkman, bassist Michael Moore and drummer Ron Vincent) is supportive without making an impression while the guest appearances of pianist Marian McPartland and tenorman Chris Potter are not enough to uplift this set. Eden Atwood, 26 at the time of this recording (her third Concord CD) is fine as a middle-of-the-road pop singer but she will have to work on her improvising abilities before she can be taken all that seriously by the jazz world. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     It Never Entered My Mind 5:49
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
2     You're My Thrill 4:19
Sidney Clare / Jay Gorney
3     The Nearness of You 6:01
Hoagy Carmichael / Ned Washington
4     In Love in Vain 4:08
Jerome Kern / Leo Robin
5     Music That Makes Me Dance 5:36
Bob Merrill / Jule Styne
6     I'm Always Drunk in San Francisco 4:57
Tommy Wolf
7     Sonny Boy 4:29
Lew Brown / Buddy DeSylva / Ray Henderson / Al Jolson
8     Ev'rything I've Got 3:41
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
9     In the Days of Our Love 4:47
Peggy Lee / Marian McPartland
10     Only You (And You Alone) 4:03
Buck Ram / Ande Rand
11     You Don't Know What Love Is 5:09
Gene DePaul / Don Raye
12     Auld Lang Syne 2:40
Robert Burns / Traditional
Credits :
Eden Atwood - Vocals
David Berkman -    Piano
Marian McPartland - Composer, Guest Artist, Piano
Michael Moore - Bass
Chris Potter - Guest Artist, Sax (Tenor)
Ron Vincent - Drums