TIERNEY SUTTON - Something Cool (2002) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Tierney Sutton warms the soul with Something Cool. This offering, her third as a leader for the Telarc label, finds the vocalist using an array of vocal techniques, jazz styles, and formats on 14 great songs by several Great American Songbook composers, Bobby Troup, and the masterful Duke Ellington. Sutton is accompanied by her longtime trio of Christian Jacob on piano, Trey Henry on bass, and Ray Brinker on drums. The lovely vocalist/educator charms her listeners with elongated phrasings, a strong rhythmic sense, and amazing improvisational abilities on three Lerner & Loewe themes from the Broadway musical My Fair Lady. In addition to the outstanding vocal treatments she offers her listeners on these classic songs, Sutton scats and swings through an amazing "Ding, Dong! The Witch Is Dead." This song not only shows her versatility with tempo changes and range, but also displays her unique talent for selecting songs commonly associated with another musical style and improvising them in a jazz context. She garnered international critical acclaim for this technique on her 1999 release titled Unsung Heroes. Additional highlights include Howard Dietz's "Alone Together," on which she duets with bassist Trey Henry, and her exceptional rendition of "The Best Is Yet to Come," which features her cool jazz vocal skills. Tierney Sutton is at her finest on this program and offers an impeccable selection of songs that showcase her distinct musical personality and quality sound. by Paula Edelstein  
Tracklist :
1     Route 66 5:41
Bobby Troup
2     Something Cool 4:29
Billy Barnes
3     Wouldn't It Be Loverly? 3:35
Alan Jay Lerner / Frederick Loewe
4     I've Grown Accustomed to His Face 6:25
Alan Jay Lerner / Frederick Loewe
5     Show Me 3:07
Alan Jay Lerner / Frederick Loewe
6     Comes Love 5:51
Lew Brown / Sam H. Stept / Charles Tobias
7     Reflections 5:37
Duke Ellington / Milt Raskin
8     Alone Together 4:13
Howard Dietz / Arthur Schwartz
9     Out of This World 6:05
Harold Arlen / Johnny Mercer
10     All or Nothing at All 5:30
Arthur Altman / Jack Lawrence
11     Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead 3:03
Harold Arlen / E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
12     Walkin' After Midnight 3:00
Alan Block / Don Hecht
13     Crazy 3:40
Willie Nelson
14     The Best Is Yet to Come 4:34
Cy Coleman / Carolyn Leigh
Credits :
Bass – Trey Henry
Drums – Ray Brinker
Piano – Christian Jacob
Vocals – Tierney Sutton