KEELY SMITH - Keely Swings Basie-Style With Strings (2002) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

The swing revival was custom made for singers like Keely Smith. Keely Swings Basie Style...With Strings follows 2000's Swing, Swing, Swing and 2001's Grammy-nominated Keely Sings Sinatra, capping off a trilogy of lovingly performed classic jazz. Smith's backward glance, however, isn't just pure nostalgia. Keely Swings Basie Style, for instance, begins with Count Basie-style arrangements and then applies them to a number of songs not necessarily associated with the bandleader. The addition of strings provides another distinctive layer. Smith begins with "April in Paris" and brings her warm vocals to bear on a number of other classics, including "Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe" and "How High the Moon." There's a particularly lovely take on "Mood Indigo" and a bouncy version of "Cherokee (Indian Love Song)." Smith balances these standards with spry contemporary fare like "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" and "Can't Take My Eyes off of You." The closing number offers something of a surprise, beginning with "The House I Live In" and then flowing into "Star Spangled Banner," ending the album on a patriotic note. The combination of tasteful arrangements, good song choices, and Smith's pleasing vocals guarantees that fans will warmly embrace Keely Swings Basie Style. by Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr.  
Tracklist :
1     (Intro) April in Paris 0:32
Vernon Duke / E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
2     April in Paris 3:04
Vernon Duke / E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
3     You Go to My Head 5:36
J. Fred Coots / Haven Gillespie
4     How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) 4:04     
Edward Holland / Lamont Dosier / Brian Holland
5     Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe 4:17
Harold Arlen / E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
6     Lover 3:42
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
7     How High the Moon 4:43
Nancy Hamilton / Morgan Lewis
8     I Can't Stop Loving You 4:39
Don Gibson
9     Cherokee (Indian Love Song) 2:52
Ray Noble
10     Mood Indigo 5:02
Barney Bigard / Duke Ellington / Irving Mills
11     Some of These Days 3:00
Shelton Brooks
12     Love for Sale 5:23
Cole Porter
13     One for My Baby (And One More for the Road) 4:09
Harold Arlen / Johnny Mercer
14     Can't Take My Eyes off You 3:27
Bob Crewe / Bob Gaudio
15     St. Louis Blues 3:23
W.C. Handy
16     Take the "A" Train 5:01
Billy Strayhorn
17     The House I Live In/Star Spangled Banner 5:14
Lewis Allan / Francis Scott Key / Earl Robinson
18     Tag April in Paris 0:35
Vernon Duke / E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
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