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Music Is My Life - Diane Schuur

Music Is My Life - Diane Schuur

6 out of 5
(11 tracks - 57 mins)

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While most jazz singers probably do not improvise enough, in the case of Diane Schuur, the less she gets away from the melody the better.

The reason is obvious: Schuur has a beautiful voice but she rarely seems to know what to do with it! Her improvising can be screechy and erratic.

Fortunately, Schuur mostly sticks to the themes on this strong release.

Utilizing a variety of top jazz musicians, including pianist Alan Broadbent (Schuur plays piano herself on two songs) and tenor saxophonist Nino Tempo (who always emulates Stan Getz), Schuur mostly uplifts standards on her colorful outing.

She goes a bit over the top with her singing on "Invitation" but her versions of "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered," "Keepin' Out of Mischief Now" and "If You Could See Me Now" are quite lovely, and she takes "Over the Rainbow" as a haunting, unaccompanied vocal.

This is one of her better releases and an excellent example of what her live shows were like during 1998-1999.

Title/Composers Performer Listen Time Size Size
1
Invitation
Bronislaw Kaper
Diane SchuurPlay08:0118 MB0 MB
2
You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To
Cole Porter
Diane SchuurPlay03:137 MB0 MB
3
That Old Devil Called Love
Doris Fisher, Allan Roberts
Diane SchuurPlay04:3610 MB0 MB
4
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
Diane SchuurPlay09:0620 MB0 MB
5
Keepin' Out of Mischief Now
Andy Razaf, Fats Waller
Diane SchuurPlay03:147 MB0 MB
6
I Only Have Eyes for You
Al Dubin, Harry Warren
Diane SchuurPlay03:589 MB0 MB
7
Nardis
Miles Davis
Diane SchuurPlay05:4313 MB0 MB
8
Music Is My Life
Carroll Coates
Diane SchuurPlay04:129 MB0 MB
9
If You Could See Me Now
Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman
Diane SchuurPlay06:1714 MB0 MB
10
Good Morning Heartache
Diane SchuurPlay05:1712 MB0 MB
11
Somewhere over the Rainbow
Diane SchuurPlay03:207 MB0 MB
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Artist Job
1
Harold Arlen
Composer
2
Cathie Arquilla
Stylist
3
Yves Beauvais
Producer
4
Chuck Berghofer
Bass
5
Thomas Bricker
Artwork, Design
6
Alan Broadbent
Guest Artist, Piano
7
Jeff Clayton
Sax (Alto)
8
Carroll Coates
Composer
9
David Cox
Hair Stylist
10
Tadd Dameron
Composer
11
Miles Davis
Composer
12
Ervin Drake
Composer
13
Al Dubin
Composer
14
Ahmet Ertegun
Producer
15
Dan Fisher
Composer
16
Doris Fisher
Composer
17
David Gibson
Drums
18
John Guerin
Drums
19
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
Composer
20
Brian Harding
Assistant Engineer
21
Lorenz Hart
Composer
22
John Hendrickson
Assistant Engineer
23
Ted Jensen
Mastering
24
Bronislaw Kaper
Composer
25
Shane Keister
Arranger, Producer
26
Larance Marable
Drums
27
Heather McIntosh
Production Coordination
28
Todd Parker
Assistant Engineer
29
Dean Parks
Guitar
30
Cole Porter
Composer
31
Marcus Printup
Guest Artist, Trumpet
32
Andy Razaf
Composer
33
Emil Richards
Guest Artist, Vibraphone
34
Allan Roberts
Composer
35
Richard Rodgers
Composer
36
Tom Schick
Mixing
37
Diane Schuur
Arranger, Piano, Piano (Electric), Primary Artist, Vocals
38
Carl Sigman
Composer
39
Frank Sinatra
Paintings
40
Steve Sykes
Engineer
41
Nino Tempo
Guest Artist, Sax (Tenor)
42
Diego Uchitel
Photography
43
Fats Waller
Composer
44
Harry Warren
Composer
45
Thomas R. Yezzi
Engineer

Diane Schuur

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