DIANE SCHUUR - In Tribute (1992) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

 On this well-intentioned set, Diane Schuur sings 13 standards that she individually dedicated to 12 singers: Billie Holiday (who is saluted with two songs), Helen Morgan, Anita O'Day, Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McRae, Ella Fitzgerald, Libby Holman, Peggy Lee, Dinah Washington, Ivie Anderson, Nancy Wilson and Mabel Mercer. In most cases, the arrangements for the huge string orchestra (contributed by Billy May, Johnny Mandel, Jeremy Lubbock, Clare Fischer or Alan Broadbent) weigh down the music a bit, and none of Schuur's renditions quite reach the heights of her role models. Still, Diane Schuur's voice is quite attractive, and taken on its own merit, this sincere CD (which has an informative 40-page booklet) is generally enjoyable. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1    Them There Eyes 3:46
Arranged By – Alan Broadbent
Written-By – Doris Tauber, Maceo Pinkard, William Tracy
2    The Man I Love 4:43
Arranged By – Clare Fischer
Lyrics By – Ira Gershwin
Music By – George Gershwin
3    God Bless The Child 4:13
Arranged By, Producer [Associate] – Johnny Mandel
Lyrics By – Billie Holiday
Music By – Arthur Herzog, Jr.
4    Sweet Georgia Brown 3:01
Arranged By – Billy May
Tenor Saxophone, Soloist – Don Menza
Written-By – Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard
5    Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry 4:59
Arranged By – Jeremy Lubbock
Lyrics By – Sammy Cahn
Music By – Jules Styne
6    Round Midnight 6:35
Arranged By – Clare Fischer
Lyrics By – Bernie Hanighen
Music By – Cootie Williams, Thelonious Monk
7    How High The Moon 3:05
Arranged By – Alan Broadbent
Lyrics By – Nancy Hamilton
Music By – Morgan Lewis
8    Body And Soul 5:01
Arranged By, Producer [Associate] – Johnny Mandel
Lyrics By – Edward Heyman, Frank Eyton, Robert Sour
Music By – John Green
9    Black Coffee 3:15
Arranged By – Diane Schuur
Bass – Chuck Domanico
Drums – Joe LaBarbera
Piano – Diane Schuur
Written-By – Francis J. Burke, Paul Francis Webster
10    Love For Sale 3:24
Arranged By – Billy May
Written-By – Cole Porter
11    Sophisticated Lady 3:46
Arranged By – Diane Schuur
Bass – Chuck Domanico
Drums – Joe LaBarbera
Lyrics By – Irving Mills, Mitchell Parrish
Music By – Duke Ellington
Piano – Diane Schuur
12    The Best Is Yet To Come 3:41
Arranged By – Alan Broadbent
Lyrics By – Carolyn Leigh
Music By – Cy Coleman
13    Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye 7:06
Arranged By – Jeremy Lubbock
Written-By – Cole Porter
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