DIANE SCHUUR - Schuur Fire (2005) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Having displayed a knack in the past for reinterpreting both pop and jazz tunes, jazz vocalist Diane Schuur once again succeeds in bringing together an unexpected mix of compositions on Schuur Fire. Featuring the Caribbean Jazz Project, the album finds Schuur's clarion vocals melding nicely with vibist Dave Samuels' superb Latin jazz ensemble -- especially trumpeter Diego Urcola, who takes some tasty solos throughout. To these ends, listeners discover that James Taylor's "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" makes for a comfortable soft jazz number with a nice double-time midsection, and Stevie Wonder's "As" fits perfectly into the uptempo Latin dance style. Interestingly, Sergio Mendes' "Look Around" is given a faithfully retro feel that harks back to such shiny vocal groups as the Free Design. However, nobody but Schuur could have predicted how great Don Gibson's classic country tune "I Can't Stop Loving You" would sound as a samba. Matt Collar
Tracklist :
1    Lover Come Back To Me 4:49
Written-By – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
2    Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight 4:05
Written-By – James Taylor
3    So In Love 6:29
Written-By – Cole Porter
4    Look Around 3:40
Written-By – Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Sérgio Mendes
5    I Can't Stop Loving You 3:33
Written-By – Don Gibson
6    As 4:26
Written-By – Stevie Wonder
7    More Than You Know 4:10
Written-By – Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu, Vincent Youmans
8    Ordinary World 4:14
Written-By – Duran Duran
9    Poinciana 4:14
Written-By – Buddy Bernier, Nat Simon
10    Close Enough For Love 3:54
Written-By – Johnny Mandel, Paul Williams
11    Confession 4:20
Written-By – Brenda Russell, Ivan Lins
12    Yellow Days 4:03
Written-By – Alan Bernstein, Alvaro Carrillo
Credits :
Bass – Oscar Stagnaro
Drums – Mark Walker
Featuring – Caribbean Jazz Project
Guitar – Oscar Castro-Neves (pistas: 2, 4, 5, 10, 11)
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Diane Schuur
Piano – Dario Eskenazi
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Diego Urcola
Vibraphone, Marimba, Arranged By – Dave Samuels