JANE MONHEIT - The Very Best of Jane Monheit (2005) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Since the acclaimed jazz singer was still quite young at the time of this release and had only four albums to her name, it may seem a bit premature to release an album tiled THE VERY BEST OF JANE MONHEIT. Yet Monheit's vocal gifts are such that a best-of compilation seems far from precocious, especially since Monheit has more nuance, precision, and timbral control than most jazz singers twice her age. This sampler cherry-picks from her first efforts, and session help from old-school luminaries like Kenny Barron (piano), Ron Carter (bass), and David "Fathead" Newman (saxophone) give the set a sparkling, timeless quality. by AllMusic
Tracklist :
1     Intro 0:06
2     Just Squeeze Me 4:02
Duke Ellington / Lee Gaines
3     Save Your Love for Me 5:23
Buddy Johnson
4     Hit the Road to Dreamland 4:06
5     In the Still of the Night 5:06
Cole Porter
6     Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most 6:49
Fran Landesman / Tommy Wolf
7     I Wish You Love 4:20
Albert Beach
8     Cheek to Cheek 4:48
Irving Berlin
9     Waters of March 4:44
Antônio Carlos Jobim
10     Dindi 4:52     
11     The Folks Who Live on the Hill 4:31
12     Some Other Time 5:10
Leonard Bernstein / Betty Comden / Adolph Green
13     Love Me or Leave Me 3:34         
14     Never Never Land 4:02      
15     Over the Rainbow 6:42

JANE MONHEIT - Platinum Select Set (2006) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1    Just Squeeze Me    4:01
2    No More Blues    3:17
3    Once I Walked In The Sun    5:26
4    Some Other Time    5:06
5    Cheek To Cheek    4:47
6    Tea For Two    4:19
7    Love Has No Pride    4:30
8    Comecar De Novo    6:16
9    It Never Entered My Mind    6:53
10    Haunted Heart    4:15
11    Since You've Asked    3:44
12    Turn Out The Stars    2:24

JANE MONHEIT - Never Never Land (2000) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Jane Monheit, at 22 years old, has made a stunning debut with the help of some of the finest players in the world: Kenny Barron, Ron Carter, Lewis Nash, David "Fathead" Newman, Hank Crawford, and Bucky Pizzarelli. From her first entrance on the supremely swinging "Please Be Kind," Monheit makes clear that she's the boss, even in such illustrious company. Her voice is about as close to flawless as a human can get, yet she's never coldly technical or aloof. While she's perfectly comfortable with the medium swing tempos of "More Than You Know," "Save Your Love for Me," and "Twisted," as well as the Latin groove of "My Foolish Heart," it are the ballads that really showcase Monheit's gift. If you don't get goosebumps listening to "Detour Ahead," "Never Let Me Go," and "Dindi," you probably don't have a pulse.
The somewhat nostalgic thrust of Monheit's repertoire and style might prove a liability over time. In this sense, the equally young Claudia Acuña, who has displayed considerable arranging and writing chops, is a step ahead of her. Yet Monheit's budding musical adventurousness is made evident by her subtle vocal overdubs toward the end of "Dindi." Her revelatory approach to classic songs is highlighted by her a cappella performance of the seldom-heard introductory verse to "I've Got It Bad." But on future albums, lest she fall into a retro rut, she'll need to work on realizing her potential as a musical risk taker. by David R. Adler  
Tracklist :
1     Please Be Kind 3:43
Sammy Cahn / Saul Chaplin
2     Detour Ahead 6:30
Lou Carter / Herb Ellis / John Freigo
3     More Than You Know 3:04
Edward Eliscu / Billy Rose / Vincent Youmans
4     Dindi 4:52
Ray Gilbert / Antônio Carlos Jobim
5     Save Your Love for Me 5:21
Buddy Johnson
6     Never Let Me Go 4:00
Ray Evans / Jay Livingston
7     My Foolish Heart 4:32
Ned Washington / Victor Young
8     I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) 6:15
Duke Ellington / Paul Francis Webster
9     Twisted 4:01
Wardell Gray / Annie Ross
10     Never Never Land 3:57
Betty Comden / Adolph Green / Jule Styne
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Hank Crawford (faixas: 5, 7 to 9)
Arranged By – David Berkman (faixas: 2, 8, 10), Jane Monheit (faixas: 10), Peter Eldridge (faixas: 7)
Arranged By [Vocal] – Jane Monheit (faixas: 4)
Bass – Ron Carter (faixas: 1, 2, 4 to 10)
Drums – Lewis Nash (faixas: 1, 2, 4 to 10)
Flute – David "Fathead" Newman (faixas: 4, 7)
Guitar – Bucky Pizzarelli (faixas: 1, 3)
Piano – Kenny Barron
Tenor Saxophone – David "Fathead" Newman (faixas: 2, 4 to 6)

JANE MONHEIT - Come Dream with Me (2001) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Jane Monheit's sophomore outing follows in the same accessible mold as her debut, Never Never Land. The young, fairly green vocalist is joined again by all-star musicians, including renowned pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Christian McBride, and drummer Greg Hutchinson, with Michael Brecker and Tom Harrell making a handful of guest appearances each. Closing the album on a surprising note, African phenom Richard Bona joins for an intimate duo rendition of Joni Mitchell's "A Case of You," playing acoustic guitar accompaniment and overdubbing fretless bass filigree behind Monheit's vocal. Monheit's exquisite voice is becoming more seasoned and expressive, particularly on sassier numbers like "Hit the Road to Dreamland" and "I'm Through with Love." She also wraps her seductive charm around Jobim's swaying free-association poem "Waters of March" and takes on two of jazz's grand ballads, Billy Strayhorn's "Something to Live For" and Fran Landesman's "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most." The latter, a duet with Kenny Barron, prompts one to compare and contrast Chaka Khan's rendition with Chick Corea on 1982's Echoes of an Era. "Blame It on My Youth," "I'll Be Seeing You," and "Over the Rainbow" are pleasant but less remarkable. (The hidden 12th track, which features Monheit as a child croaking her way a cappella through "Over the Rainbow," is a harmless bit of self-indulgence.) There are a number of textural enhancements that distinguish this album from its predecessor, including subtle overdubbed background vocals, unobtrusive string orchestrations by Bill Fisher, and general arranging input from the superb young pianist David Berkman. With the Joni Mitchell tune and also with "If," a '70s soft rock hit by Bread, Monheit complicates her image as a retro jazz classicist, which earned her some rather severe critical drubbing when she broke onto the scene in 2000. by David R. Adler
Tracklist :
1     Over the Rainbow 6:38
Harold Arlen / E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
2     Hit the Road to Dreamland 4:05
Harold Arlen / Johnny Mercer
3     Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most 6:47
Fran Landesman / Tommy Wolf
4     Waters of March 4:42
Antônio Carlos Jobim
5     I'm Through with Love 3:16
Roger Cook
6     I'll Be Seeing You 3:07
Sammy Fain / Irving Kahal
7     Something to Live For 5:35
Duke Ellington / Billy Strayhorn
8     So Many Stars 4:34
Alan Bergman / Marilyn Bergman
9     If 4:10
David Gates
10     Blame It on My Youth 4:30
Edward Heyman / Oscar Levant
11     A Case of You 4:23
Joni Mitchell
12     Over the Rainbow 0:39
Harold Arlen / E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
Credits :
Acoustic Bass, Electric Bass – Christian McBride (faixas: 1, 2, 4, 6 to 10)
Arranged By – Richard Bona (faixas: 11)
Arranged By [Rhythm And Horns] – David Berkman (faixas: 6 to 8, 10)
Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings] – William S. Fischer
Arranged By [Vocal And Rhythm] – Jane Monheit (faixas: 1, 9)
Arranged By [Vocals] – Jane Monheit
Drums – Gregory Hutchinson (faixas: 1, 2, 4, 6 to 10)
Guitar, Bass [Fretless] – Richard Bona (faixas: 11)
Piano – Kenny Barron (faixas: 1 to 10)
Saxophone – Michael Brecker (faixas: 6, 8)
Trumpet – Tom Harrell (faixas: 1, 4, 8, 10)

JANE MONHEIT - In The Sun (2002) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Jane Monheit's third album attempts to combine a number of elements: jazz standards, Brazilian repertoire, ballads lushly orchestrated by Alan Broadbent and Vince Mendoza, and even pop vehicles originally sung by Linda Ronstadt and Judy Collins. The young vocalist is usually at her best fronting a small combo; here one wishes she had relied more on her working band with pianist Michael Kanan, bassist Joe Martin, tenor saxophonist Joel Frahm, and drummer/husband Rick Montalbano. It is they who provide this record's most rewarding moments: Martin reharmonizes Ellington's "Just Squeeze Me"; Kanan presents a funky take on "Cheek to Cheek" and duets with Monheit on an unusually slow "Tea for Two." On these tracks one can hear Monheit taking vocal risks, testing her mettle with bluesy inflections and bold peaks in volume. Much of the rest of the album is closer to Streisand than Sarah Vaughan, however. The final four tracks bog down in slow tempos and a vanilla-syrup aesthetic; her Portuguese-language rendition of Ivan Lins' "Comecar de Novo" seems especially contrived. But her duet with guitarist Rene Toledo on "Chega de Saudade" is more convincing, and Lins' guest appearance on his own "Once I Walked in the Sun" provides some lilting harmonic tensions. by David R. Adler
Tracklist :
1     Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me) 4:01
Duke Ellington / Lee Gaines
2     Chega de Saudade (No More Blues) 3:17
Jon Hendricks / Vinícius de Moraes
3     Once I Walked in the Sun 5:26
Will Jennings / Ivan Lins
4     Some Other Time 5:07
Leonard Bernstein / Betty Comden / Adolph Green
5     Cheek to Cheek 4:48
Irving Berlin
6     Tea for Two 4:21
Irving Caesar / Vincent Youmans
7     Love Has No Pride 4:31
Eric Kaz / Libby Titus
8     Começar de Novo 6:17
Ivan Lins / Vitor Martins
9     It Never Entered My Mind 6:53
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
10     Haunted Heart 4:15
Howard Dietz / Arthur Schwartz
11     Since You've Asked 3:44
Judy Collins
Credits :
Arranged By – Alan Broadbent (faixas: 4, 10), Joe Martin (faixas: 1), Michael Kanan (faixas: 5), Vince Mendoza (faixas: 8, 11)
Bass – John Martin (faixas: 1), Ron Carter (faixas: 3, 4, 5, 9, 10)
Body Percussion – Rene Toledo (faixas: 2)
Drums – Kenny Washington (faixas: 3, 4, 5, 9), Rick Montalbano (faixas: 1)
Guitar – Rene Toledo (faixas: 2, 3)
Percussion – Don Alias (faixas: 3)
Piano – Ivan Lins (faixas: 3), Kenny Asher (faixas: 7), Michael Kanan (faixas: 1, 5, 6, 8, 9)
Tenor Saxophone – Joel Frahm (faixas: 5, 9)
Trumpet – Tom Harrell (faixas: 8)
Vocals – Ivan Lins (faixas: 3), Jane Monheit

JANE MONHEIT - Live At The Rainbow Room (2003) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Recorded at the famous New York City restaurant on the 65th floor of Thirty Rockefeller Plaza, Live at the Rainbow Room features jazz vocalist Jane Monheit backed by a 31-piece orchestra conducted by Alan Broadbent along with a solid small jazz ensemble featuring, among others, pianist Michael Kanan, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Kenny Washington. A glamorous singer whose cool pin-up persona calls to mind such '50s icons as June Christy and Julie London, Monheit is also an extremely capable singer. Although her understated approach does not incorporate vocalese or instrument-like solos, her crystalline voice and impeccable phrasing should appeal to fans of mainstream modern jazz and American popular songcraft. Throughout the night Monheit delivers classy and sultry versions of such standards as "Just Squeeze Me" and "It Might as Well Be Spring" as well as tackles such bossa nova classics as "Dindi" and "Waters of March" -- a song she refers to as her favorite to perform. by Matt Collar
Tracklist :
1     [Untitled Track] 0:27        
2     Over the Rainbow 6:11
Harold Arlen / E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
3     Just a Squeeze 4:07
Duke Ellington / Lee Gaines
4     Chega de Saudade (No More Blues) 3:45
Jon Hendricks / Vinícius de Moraes
5     Dindi 5:09
Ray Gilbert / Antônio Carlos Jobim
6     More Than You Know 4:05
Edward Eliscu / Billy Rose / Vincent Youmans
7     Since You've Asked 4:24
Judy Collins
8     It Might as Well Be Spring 4:09
Oscar Hammerstein II / Richard Rodgers
9     Tea for Two 4:39
Irving Caesar / Vincent Youmans
10     Hit the Road to Dreamland 3:44
Harold Arlen / Johnny Mercer
11     Começar de Novo 6:32
Ivan Lins / Victor Manoel N. Martins
12     It Never Entered My Mind 6:56
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
13     Turn Out the Stars 3:01
Bill Evans / John Lees
14     Haunted Heart 5:08
Howard Dietz / Arthur Schwartz
15     Cheek to Cheek 5:15
Irving Berlin
16     Waters of March 4:37
Antônio Carlos Jobim
17     Some Other Time 5:32
Leonard Bernstein / Betty Comden / Adolph Green
Credits :
Arranged By – Alan Broadbent (faixas: 1, 13, 16), Michael Kanan (faixas: 14), Vince Mendoza (faixas: 6, 10)
Bass – Ron Carter (faixas: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 14, 15, 16)
Conductor – Alan Broadbent (faixas: 1, 6, 10, 13, 16)
Drums – Kenny Washington (faixas: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 14, 15, 16)
Guitar – Rene Toledo (faixas: 4, 15)
Guitar [Nylon String] – Rene Toledo (faixas: 3)
Piano – Alan Broadbent (faixas: 12), Kenny Ascher, Michael Kanan (faixas: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16)
Vocals – Jane Monheit
Piano, Vocals – Peter Eldridge
Saxophone – Joel Frahm (faixas: 2, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15)

JANE MONHEIT - Taking A Chance On Love (2004) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

While the early 2000s bore witness to a bevy of youthful standards singers with earnestly traditional vocals, New Yorker Jane Monheit preceded Norah Jones, Michael Buble, Katie Melua et al. She wowed the jazz world when she was barely out of her teens with her 2000 debut, NEVER NEVER LAND, and quickly ascended to stardom. Monheit's fourth record, 2004's TAKING A CHANCE ON LOVE, expresses her love for movie musicals of the 1930s and '40s.
From both Monheit's song choices and the fervor she pours into these selections, it's virtually impossible to challenge the sincerity of her affection. Monheit opens by finding a truly original, offbeat angle to the oft-visited Fats Waller classic "Honeysuckle Rose" and continues to connect throughout the 11 subsequent tracks. She teams up with the aforementioned Michael Buble on a charged version of the always-lively "I Won't Dance" and finds every ounce of sultriness in "Why Can't You Behave?" and "Dancing in the Dark." As with most of the acclaimed jazz stylists of her day, Monheit possesses incredible vocal shrewdness, but it is her almost spiritual connection to the tunes of a bygone era that clearly sets her apart. by AllMusic  
Tracklist :
1    Honeysuckle Rose 3:38
Double Bass [Bass] – Christian McBride
Drums – Lewis Nash
Lyrics By – Andy Razaf
Music By – Thomas 'Fats' Waller
Piano – Geoffrey Keezer
2    In The Still Of The Night 5:06
Arranged By, Conductor [Orchestra] – Jorge Calandrelli
Written-By – Cole Porter
3    Taking A Chance On Love 3:19
Alto Saxophone – Donald Harrison
Arranged By, Piano – Michael Kanan
Double Bass [Bass] – Orlando Le Fleming
Drums – Rick Montalbano
Lyrics By – John Latouche, Ted Fetter
Music By – Vernon Duke
Rhythm Guitar – Miles Okazaki
4    Bill 5:16
Lyrics By – Oscar Hammerstein II, P.G. Wodehouse
Music By – Jerome Kern
Piano – Michael Kanan
5    I Won't Dance 3:35
Arranged By, Piano – Rob Mounsey
Double Bass [Bass] – Ron Carter
Drums – Lewis Nash
Horns – Andy Snitzer, Bob Malach, Dave Taylor, Jim Hynes, Lawrence Feldman, Lew Soloff, Michael Davis, Roger Rosenberg
Lyrics By – Jimmy McHugh - Dorothy Fields, Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach
Music By – Jerome Kern
Vocals [Duet With] – Michael Bublé
6    Too Late Now 5:21
Arranged By, Piano – Michael Kanan
Double Bass [Bass] – Orlando Le Fleming
Drums – Rick Montalbano
Lyrics By – Burton Lane
Music By – Alan Jay Lerner
Soprano Saxophone – Joel Frahm
7    Why Can't You Behave? 4:07
Arranged By, Piano – Michael Kanan
Double Bass [Bass] – Orlando Le Fleming
Drums – Rick Montalbano
Guitar – Miles Okazaki
Written-By – Cole Porter
8    Do I Love You? 4:52
Arranged By, Conductor [Orchestra] – Alan Broadbent
Written-By – Cole Porter
9    Love Me Or Leave Me 3:34
Alto Saxophone – Donald Harrison
Arranged By, Double Bass [Bass] – Christian McBride
Drums – Lewis Nash
Lyrics By – Gus Kahn
Music By – Walter Donaldson
Piano – Geoffrey Keezer
Tenor Saxophone – Joel Frahm
10    Embraceable You 3:47
Guitar – Romero Lubambo
Lyrics By – Ira Gershwin
Music By – George Gershwin
11    Dancing In The Dark 5:03
Arranged By, Conductor [Orchestra] – Vince Mendoza
Lyrics By – Arthur Schwartz
Music By – Howard Dietz
- Bonus Track -
12    Over The Rainbow 3:54
Arranged By, Conductor [Orchestra] – Ed Shearmur
Lyrics By – E.Y. Harburg
Music By – Harold Arlen
Credits :
Contractor [Orchestra] – Joe Soldo
Vocals – Jane Monheit

JANE MONHEIT - The Lovers, The Dreamers And Me (2009) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

The beautifully subtle pop/jazz vocalist has been one of the great old souls of music since launching her recording career after winning the first runner up prize at the 1998 Thelonious Monk Institute Vocal Competition. But she celebrated the significant chronological milestone of passing 30 while making this graceful and exquisite album. Beyond that, Monheit also celebrates her new motherhood to son Jack, and that's what inspired the inclusion of the always welcome "Rainbow Connection"; she sings the charming song -- and its lyrics that inspired the name of the recording -- to Jack all the time. At home, however, it doesn't have the exquisite Gil Goldstein accordion touch that makes this one of the best renditions ever. Goldstein arranged many of the tracks, but one of the most exciting jazzy turns, Monheit's swinging, swaggering "Get Out of Town," was done by pianist Michael Kanan, who was part of the ensemble that recorded half of these tracks while the singer was still pregnant. In many ways, then, this 13-track collection is a chronicle of the singer pre- and post-motherhood -- and all something that Jack will be proud of as he grows older. As always, the key to a great interpreter's project is the choice of material, and Monheit makes interesting picks, ranging from a wistful take on Paul Simon's "I Do It for Your Love" to Fiona Apple's dark and haunting "Slow Like Honey" and Corinne Bailey Rae's "Like a Star." She also mines her traditional comfort zone with songs by Cole Porter, Jimmy Dorsey, and Leonard Bernstein, but taps into even richer emotions with Ivan Lins' "Acaso" and the bubbling samba "A Primeira Vez." Another triumphant set, no matter what side of 30 or motherhood Monheit is on. by Jonathan Widran  
Tracklist :
1    Like A Star 5:15
Written-By – Corinne Bailey Rae
2    Something Cool 4:56
Written-By – William C. Barnes
3    Slow Like Honey 5:58
Written-By – Fiona Apple
4    This Girl's In Love With You 4:56
Written-By – Burt Bacharach-Hal David
5    I'm Glad There Is You 5:08
Guitar – Frank Vignola
Written-By – Jimmy Dorsey, Paul Mertz
6    Get Out Of Town 3:40
Tenor Saxophone – Seamus Blake
Written-By – Cole Porter
7    I Do It For Your Love 4:04
Written-By – Paul Simon
8    I Ain't Gonna Let You Break My Heart 5:21
Written-By – David Eldon Lasley, Julie Ann Lasley
9    Ballad Of The Sad Young Men 6:01
Written-By – Frances Landesman, Thomas J. Wolf, Jr.
10    No Tomorrow (Acaso) 5:12
Written-By – Abel Ferreira Da Silva, Ivan Lins, Peter Eldridge
11    Lucky To Be Me 5:26
Written-By – Adolph Green, Betty Comden, Leonard Bernstein
12    A Primeira Vez 3:03
Written-By – Armando Marcal, Bide
13    Rainbow Connection 4:09
Written-By – Kenneth Ascher, Paul Williams
Credits :
Accordion – Gil Goldstein (faixas: 9, 13)
Arranged By – Gil Goldstein (faixas: 1 to 4, 7 to 9, 13), Michael Kanan (faixas: 5, 6), Romero Lubambo (faixas: 10, 12)
Bass Clarinet – Charles Pillow (faixas: 1, 7, 9)
Double Bass [Bass] – Neal Miner (faixas: 5, 6, 10), Scott Colley (faixas: 1 to 4, 7 to 9)
Drums – Antonio Sànchez (faixas: 1 to 4, 7 to 9), Rick Montalbano (faixas: 5, 6, 10)
Flute – Gen Shinkai (faixas: 1, 7, 9)
Flute [Alto] – Gen Shinkai (faixas: 2), Kathleen Nester (faixas: 1, 3, 7, 9)
Flute [Bass] – Kathleen Nester (faixas: 2), Wendy Stern (faixas: 1 to 3, 7, 9)
Guitar – Peter Bernstein (faixas: 3, 4, 8, 13), Romero Lubambo (faixas: 1, 2, 7, 9, 10, 12)
Other [Makeup & Hair] – Maria Verel
Other [Wardrobe Stylist] – Nikko
Percussion – Bashiri Johnson (faixas: 1, 3, 4, 7, 10)
Piano – Gil Goldstein (faixas: 1 to 4, 7, 8, 13), Michael Kanan (faixas: 5, 6, 10, 11)
Vibraphone [Vibes] – Stefon Harris (faixas: 2 to 4, 7, 9)
Viola – Kathryn Lockwood (faixas: 1, 3, 7 to 9)
Violin – Entcho Todorov (faixas: 1, 3, 7 to 9)
Vocals – Jane Monheit

JANE MONHEIT - Home (2010) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Vocalist Jane Monheit delivers a sophisticated and romantic set of standards on her 2010 effort Home. Once again showcasing Monheit's sparkling virtuosic singing, Home also features the backing talents of the singer's longtime associates pianist Michael Kanan, bassist Neal Miner, and drummer Rick Montalbano. Also featured are guitarist Frank Vignola, trumpeter Joe Magnarelli, violinist Mark O'Connor, and others. Although Monheit takes the spotlight on such American popular songbook tunes as "A Shine on Your Shoes,'' "This Is Always," and "I'll Be Around," she also allows for several exceptional duets, including "Tonight You Belong to Me" with singer/guitarist John Pizzarelli and "It's Only Smoke" with singer Peter Eldridge. Home is an urbane, immaculately produced effort that should appeal to Monheit's longtime fans. by Matt Collar
Tracklist :
1     A Shine on Your Shoes 2:34
Howard Dietz / Arthur Schwartz
2     There's a Small Hotel 4:17
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
3     This Is Always 4:01
Mack Gordon / Harry Warren
4     Tonight You Belong to Me 2:26
Lee David / Billy Rose
5     Look for the Silver Lining 3:46
Buddy DeSylva / Jerome Kern
6     I'll Be Around 4:00
William Engvick / Alec Wilder
7     Everything I've Got Belongs to You 3:06
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
8     It's Only Smoke 4:37
Larry Goldings / Cliff Goldmacher
9     The Eagle and Me 4:37
Harold Arlen / E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
10     I Didn't Know About You/All Too Soon 5:43
Duke Ellington / Bob Russell / Carl Sigman
11     Isn't It a Lovely Day 4:42
Irving Berlin
12     While We're Young 4:23
William Engvick / Morty Palitz / Alec Wilder
Credits :
Bass – Neal Miner (faixas: 1 to 3, 5 to 7, 9, 10, 12)
Drums – Rick Montalbano (faixas: 1 to 3, 5 to 7, 9, 10, 12)
Guitar – Frank Vignola (faixas: 1, 7, 10)
Piano – Larry Goldings (faixas: 8), Michael Kanan (faixas: 1 to 3, 5 to 7, 9 to 12)
Trumpet – Joe Magnarelli (faixas: 2, 9)
Violin – Mark O'Connor (faixas: 7, 10)
Vocals – Peter Eldridge (faixas: 8)
Vocals, Guitar – John Pizzarelli (faixas: 4)
Vocals, Producer – Jane Monheit

JANE MONHEIT - The Heart Of The Matter (2013) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

A technically proficient singer with a distinctive style that straddles the line between Ella Fitzgerald's extroverted, loosely swinging approach and Linda Eder's more restrained Broadway and cabaret style, Jane Monheit is a virtuoso. One minute she's dazzling you with her resonant bebop-ready chops and the next she's making you cry with a single verse of a ballad. On her ninth studio album, 2013's Heart of the Matter, Monheit brings all of her gifts to bear on a set of mature, heartfelt songs that rank among her best. The album also works as a companion piece to 2009's The Lovers, the Dreamers and Me. With that album, Monheit celebrated such milestones as the birth of her son Jack and turning 30. She then followed up with 2010's equally as compelling if more swinging and straight-ahead jazz-sounding Home. Heart of the Matter, with its ruminations on motherhood and fidelity, returns Monheit to the more intimate, contemporary pop sound of The Lovers, the Dreamers and Me. Working with producer/arranger Gil Goldstein (who also adds his lyrical accordion sound to several tracks) and her usual rhythm section of drummer Rick Montalbano (her husband), pianist Michael Kanan, and bassist Neal Miner, Monheit has crafted a sumptuous, immaculately arranged album that once again shines a light on her immense vocal talent. Whether she's framed by a lush orchestral backing on the bossa nova "Depende de Nós" or a spare electric piano and flute arrangement on "Two Lonely People," Heart of the Matter finds Monheit nestled deep into the pocket of her own cross-genre sound, and it's a warm place to be. by Matt Collar
Tracklist :
1     Until It's Time for You to Go 6:01
Accordion – Gil Goldstein
Bass – Neal Miner
Cello – Richard Locker
Drums – Rick Montalbano
Percussion – Rogerio Boccato
Vocals [Vocal] – Jane Monheit
Words By, Music By – Buffy Sainte-Marie    
2     Depende de Nós 4:32
Accordion – Gil Goldstein
Alto Flute – Barry Crawford
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Jane Monheit
Bass – Neal Miner
Cello – David Eggar, Richard Locker
Drums – Rick Montalbano
Flute [Bass] – Sheryl Henze
Guitar – Romero Lubambo
Percussion – Rogerio Boccato
Piano – Michael Kanan
Vocals [Vocal] – Jane Monheit
Words By, Music By – Ivan Lins, Victor Martins
3     Little Man You’ve Had a Busy Day 5:16
Alto Flute – Kathleen Nester
Bass – Neal Miner
Cello – David Eggar, Richard Locker
Drums – Rick Montalbano
Electric Piano – Gil Goldstein
Flute [Bass] – Sheryl Henze
Guitar – Romero Lubambo
Percussion – Rogerio Boccato
Piano – Michael Kanan
Vocals [Vocal] – Jane Monheit
Words By, Music By – Al Hoffman, Mable Wayne, Maurice Sigler
4     Two Lonely People 4:53
Alto Flute – Kathleen Nester
Electric Piano – Gil Goldstein
Flute [Bass] – Sheryl Henze
Lyrics By – Carol Hall
Music By – Bill Evans
Vocals [Vocal] – Jane Monheit
5     A Gente Merece Ser Feliz 5:27
Accordion – Gil Goldstein
Alto Flute – Barry Crawford
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Jane Monheit
Bass – Neal Miner
Cello – David Eggar, Richard Locker
Drums – Rick Montalbano
Flute [Bass] – Sheryl Henze
Guitar – Romero Lubambo
Percussion – Rogerio Boccato
Piano – Michael Kanan
Vocals [Vocal] – Jane Monheit
Words By, Music By – Ivan Lins, Paulo Pinheiro
6     Golden Slumbers/Long and Winding Road 7:19
Bass – Neal Miner
Cello – David Eggar, Richard Locker
Drums – Rick Montalbano
Electric Piano – Gil Goldstein
Percussion – Rogerio Boccato
Piano – Michael Kanan
Vocals [Vocal] – Jane Monheit
Words By, Music By – John Lennon And Paul McCartney
7     When She Loved Me 2:54
Alto Flute – Barry Crawford
Cello – David Eggar, Richard Locker
Flute [Bass] – Sheryl Henze
Guitar – Romero Lubambo
Vocals [Vocal] – Jane Monheit
Words By, Music By – Randy Newman
8     Born to Be Blue 4:22
Alto Flute – Barry Crawford
Arranged By [Rhythm Arrangement] – Neal Miner
Bass – Neal Miner
Cello – David Eggar, Richard Locker
Drums – Rick Montalbano
Flute [Bass] – Sheryl Henze
Guitar – Romero Lubambo
Lyrics By – Mel Tormé
Music By – Robert Wells
Orchestrated By [Orchestration] – Gil Goldstein
Piano – Michael Kanan
Vocals [Vocal] – Jane Monheit
9     Close 4:19
Alto Flute – Barry Crawford
Bass – Neal Miner
Cello – David Eggar, Richard Locker
Drums – Rick Montalbano
Electric Piano – Gil Goldstein
Flute [Bass] – Sheryl Henze
Guitar – Romero Lubambo
Lyrics By – Cliff Goldmacher
Music By – Larry Goldings
Piano – Michael Kanan
Vocals [Vocal] – Jane Monheit
10     Night Night Stars 3:08
Alto Flute – Barry Crawford
Bass – Neal Miner
Cello – David Eggar, Richard Locker
Drums – Rick Montalbano
Electric Piano – Gil Goldstein
Flute [Bass] – Sheryl Henze
Guitar – Romero Lubambo
Percussion – Rogerio Boccato
Piano – Michael Kanan
Vocals [Vocal] – Jane Monheit
Words By, Music By – Jane Monheit
11     I Get Along Without You Very Well 4:12
Alto Flute – Barry Crawford
Arranged By [Rhythm Arrangement] – Michael Kanan
Arranged By, Conductor [Conducted By] – Gil Goldstein
Bass – Neal Miner
Cello – David Eggar, Richard Locker
Drums – Rick Montalbano
Flute [Bass] – Sheryl Henze
Guitar – Romero Lubambo
Lyrics By – Jane Brown Thompson
Music By – Hoagy Carmichael
Orchestrated By [Orchestration] – Gil Goldstein
Percussion – Rogerio Boccato
Piano – Michael Kanan
Vocals [Vocal] – Jane Monheit
12     Sing 5:13
Alto Flute – Barry Crawford
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Jane Monheit
Bass – Neal Miner
Cello – David Eggar, Richard Locker
Drums – Rick Montalbano
Electric Piano – Gil Goldstein
Flute [Bass] – Sheryl Henze
Guitar – Romero Lubambo
Percussion – Rogerio Boccato
Piano – Michael Kanan
Vocals [Vocal] – Jane Monheit
Written-By – Joe Raposo

JANE MONHEIT - The Songbook Sessions : Ella Fitzgerald (2016) FLAC (tracks), lossless

Tracklist :
1     All Too Soon 4:02
Duke Ellington / Carl Sigman
2     Somebody Loves Me 3:53
Buddy DeSylva / George Gershwin / Ballard MacDonald
3     Chelsea Mood 6:31
Duke Ellington / Manny Kurtz / Irving Mills / Billy Strayhorn
4     Something's Gotta Give 4:55
Johnny Mercer
5     I Was Doing All Right/Know You Now 8:01
Astor Campbell / Delroy Cooper / George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin / Donovan Jackson / Earl "Chinna" Smith / Gordon Williams / Amy Winehouse
6     Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye 5:00
Cole Porter
7     Where or When 6:57
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
8     Ill Wind (You're Blowing Me No Good) 4:10
Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler
9     All of You 4:18
Cole Porter
10     I Used to Be Colorblind 3:57
Irving Berlin
11     I've Got You Under My Skin 5:49
Cole Porter
12     This Time the Dream's on Me 4:08
Harold Arlen / Johnny Mercer
Credits :
Bass – Neal Miner (pistas: 1 to 11)
Drums – Rick Montalbano (pistas: 1 to 11)
Executive-Producer – David Monheit
Harp – Brandee Younger (pistas: 5, 12)
Organ – Nicholas Payton (pistas: 11, 12)
Percussion – Daniel Sadownick (pistas: 1 to 11)
Piano – Michael Kanan (pistas: 1 to 11), Nicholas Payton (pistas: 11)
Producer – Nicholas Payton
Producer [Associate] – Anna M. Sala
Trumpet – Nicholas Payton (pistas: 1 to 11)
Vocals – Jane Monheit

JANE MONHEIT - Come What May (2021) FLAC (tracks), lossless

Vocalist Jane Monheit is a technically adept performer with a style steeped in the resonant, swinging jazz tradition of idols like Ella Fitzgerald and Judy Garland. It's a sound that helped her finish as runner-up in the 1998 Thelonious Monk Institute vocal competition, and one which she has applied over the years to a mix of Broadway and jazz standards, as well as bossa nova and Latin songs. She brings all of this past experience to bear on her urbane 2021 album Come What May -- her first since 2016's tribute The Songbook Sessions: Ella Fitzgerald. Come What May again finds her working with her longtime band comprising pianist and musical director Michael Kanan, drummer and husband Rick Montalbano, bassist David Robaire, guitarist Miles Okazaki, and percussionist Kevin Winard. Early in the album, there's a brisk rendition of the Frank Loesser standard "I Believe in You," perfectly setting the dinner club atmosphere to follow. There are also equally thrilling takes on Irving Berlin's "Let's Face the Music and Dance," the lesser-performed Harold Arlen & Ira Gershwin number "The Man That Got Away," and a gorgeously rendered version of the Billy Strayhorn ballad "Lush Life." Elsewhere, Monheit draws upon her deep love of Brazilian music with an orchestral-backed reading of Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Samba Do Aviao,'' and dives into upbeat medley of "On the Sunny Side of the Street"/"Get Happy." Come What May is a sparkling, intimately rendered album built around the warm cabaret and jazz club vibes Monheit and her band conjure. by Matt Collar 
Tracklist :
1    I Believe In You    2:25
Frank Loesser
2    When A Woman Loves A Man    5:09
Bernie Hanighen / Gordon Jenkins / Johnny Mercer
3    Let's Take A Walk Around The Block    4:01
Harold Arlen / Ira Gershwin / E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
4    Lush Life    5:45
Billy Strayhorn
5    Let's Face The Music & Dance    3:03
Irving Berlin
6    Samba Do Aviao    4:51
Antônio Carlos Jobim
7    The Nearness Of You    6:25
Hoagy Carmichael / Ned Washington
8    On The Sunny Side Of The Street/Get Happy    3:52
Harold Arlen / Dorothy Fields / Ted Koehler / Jimmy McHugh
9    The Man That Got Away    5:29
Harold Arlen / Ira Gershwin
10    My Funny Valentine    6:54
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
Credits :
Piano - Michael Kanan
Drums - Rick Montalbano
Bass - David Robaire
Percussion - Kevin Winard
Guitar - Miles Okazaki
Orchestral arrangements - Wayne Haun

JANE MONHEIT - Surrender (2007) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

At once crisply assertive and lovingly sensual, vocalist Jane Monheit is the jazz equivalent of the young and charming grade school teacher you secretly nurtured a crush on. A sophisticated bombshell of a performer with a voice that is, like her appearance, voluptuous and flawlessly pretty, Monheit has garnered well-earned comparisons to such icons as Ella Fitzgerald and the goddess of vocal pop, Barbra Streisand. In that sense, her sixth studio album, Surrender, is, at first glance, not dissimilar from her past work. Recorded with her working combo including husband and drummer Rick Montalbano, Surrender is a ballads-heavy album that features a mix of jazz standards, reworked pop tunes, and several bossa nova numbers. What is different is the focus and presentation of Monheit. Rather than featuring her here simply as a singer fronting a jazz band, Surrender is a cinematic showcase, a Broadway-sized coming-out party that finds Monheit's voice framed against sweeping orchestration and glossy, Technicolor arrangements. This is Monheit the vocal diva, the superstar. by Matt Collar
Tracklist:
1 –Jane Monheit If You Went Away 3:55
Soloist [Saxophone] – Ari Ambrose
Written-By – Marcos Valle, Paulo Valle, Ray Gilbert
2 –Jane Monheit Surrender 4:19
Soloist [Guitar] – Miles Okazaki
Written-By – Peter Eldridge
3 –Jane Monheit With Ivan Lins Rio De Maio 4:21
Acoustic Bass – Dave Carpenter
Guitar, Soloist [Guitar] – Ramon Stagnaro
Recorded By [Ivan Lins] – Guilherme Reis
Vocals, Keyboards [Yamaha S-90 Keyboard] – Ivan Lins
Written-By – Celso Viafora, Ivan Lins
4 –Jane Monheit Like A Lover 5:28
Soloist [Saxophone] – Ari Ambrose
Written-By – Alan Bergman-Marilyn Bergman, Dori Caymmi, Nelson Motta
5 –Jane Monheit Só Tinha De Ser Com Você 4:42
Soloist [Saxophone] – Ari Ambrose
Written-By – Aloysio de Oliviera, Antonio Carlos Jobim
6 –Jane Monheit With Sergio Mendes So Many Stars 4:18
Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangements], Synthesizer – Peter Wolf 
Bass – Alphonso Johnson
Drums, Percussion – Mike Shapiro 
Piano – Sergio Mendes
Producer, Arranged By – Sergio Mendes
Recorded By – Paul Ericksen
Written-By – Alan Bergman-Marilyn Bergman, Sergio Mendes
7 –Jane Monheit Moon River 4:41
Soloist [Piano] – Michael Kanan
Written-By – Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
8 –Jane Monheit Overjoyed 5:44
Arranged By – Miles Okazaki
Soloist [Saxophone] – Ari Ambrose
Written-By – Stevie Wonder
9 –Jane Monheit With Toots Thielemans Caminhos Cruzados 4:57
Harmonica – Toots Thielemans
Recorded By [Toots Thielemans] – Daniel Leon
Written-By – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonca
10 –Jane Monheit A Time For Love 5:05
Cello – Dane Little, David Speltz, Timothy Landauer
Double Bass [Basses] – Michael Valerio, Nico Abondolo
French Horn – Justin Hagerman*, Paul Klintworth, Richard Todd
Harp – Gayle Levant
Soloist [Saxophone] – Ari Ambrose
Viola – Alma Fernandez, Kazi Pitelka, Suzanna Giordano, Thomas Diener, Victoria Miskolczy
Violin – Ana Landauer, Anatoly Rosinsky, Darius Campo, Irina Voloshina, Kevin Connolly, Margaret Wooten, Raphael Rishik
Woodwind – Gary Foster, James Walker, Joseph Stone
Written-By – Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster
Credits:
Acoustic Bass – Orlando Le Fleming
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Miles Okazaki
Arranged By [Background Vocals] – Jane Monheit, Jorge Calandrelli (tracks: 3)
Arranged By [Orchestra], Conductor [Orchestra] – Jorge Calandrelli (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 9, 10)
Cello – Armen Ksajikian (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 9), Christina Soule (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 9), Larry Corbett (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 9), Stephen Erdody (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 9, 10)
Contractor [Music] – Joseph Soldo
Drums – Rick Montalbano
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Jane Monheit
Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa (tracks: 1 to 5, 8, 9)
Piano, Electric Piano [Rhodes] – Michael Kanan
Saxophone – Ari Ambrose
Synthesizer – Jorge Calandrelli (tracks: 2, 3, 8)
Viola – Brian Dembow (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 9, 10), Carrie Holzman (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 9), David Walther (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 9), Harry Shirinian (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 9), Raymond Tischer (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 9), Roland Kato (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 9)
Violin – Assa Drori (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 9, 10), Bruce Dukov (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 9), Dynell Weber (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 9, 10), Johana Krejci (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 9, 10), Katia Popov (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 9), Lisa Dondlinger (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 9, 10), Miran Kojian (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 9, 10), Phillip Levy (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 9, 10), Rebecca Bunnell (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 9), Robin Olsen (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 9), Ronald Folsom (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 9, 10), Songa Lee-Kitto (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 9), Tamara Hatwan (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 9), Yue Deng (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 9, 10)