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It Amazes Me by Jenny Davis
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fave it Jazz Vocals | Bebop
13 tracks | 60 minutes
Released Dec 2005
on Jenny Davis
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:28 It Don't Mean A Thing (if it ain't got that swing) lyrics BUY MP3 04:28 It Don't Mean A Thing (if it ain't got that swing) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:28 It Don't Mean A Thing (if it ain't got that swing)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:13 What'll I Do/Tennessee Waltz lyrics BUY MP3 05:13 What'll I Do/Tennessee Waltz lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:13 What'll I Do/Tennessee Waltz
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:54 Born to Be Blue lyrics BUY MP3 04:54 Born to Be Blue lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:54 Born to Be Blue
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:37 Joy Spring lyrics BUY MP3 03:37 Joy Spring lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:37 Joy Spring
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:06 Dindi lyrics BUY MP3 05:06 Dindi lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:06 Dindi
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:27 It Amazes Me lyrics BUY MP3 04:27 It Amazes Me lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:27 It Amazes Me
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:53 Dat Dere lyrics BUY MP3 04:53 Dat Dere lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:53 Dat Dere
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:02 Make Someone Happy lyrics BUY MP3 05:02 Make Someone Happy lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:02 Make Someone Happy
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:56 Beautiful Love lyrics BUY MP3 03:56 Beautiful Love lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:56 Beautiful Love
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:25 Scrapple From the Apple/Honey Suckle Rose lyrics BUY MP3 04:25 Scrapple From the Apple/Honey Suckle Rose lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:25 Scrapple From the Apple/Honey Suckle Rose
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:27 You Don't Know What Love Is lyrics BUY MP3 05:27 You Don't Know What Love Is lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:27 You Don't Know What Love Is
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:29 Answer the Call lyrics FREE 05:29 Answer the Call lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:29 Answer the Call
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:58 Just Squeeze Me lyrics BUY MP3 03:58 Just Squeeze Me lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:58 Just Squeeze Me
"Jenny Davis takes notes around corners into crevices not yet explored as she winds her way through tunes that deserve the new life she has given. A fine example of how jazz standards can please the composers to the fullest."
Editorial review
On her sophomore release, Seattle jazz singer Jenny Davis brings out something we just don't hear anymore. In this era, female jazz vocalists tend toward a particular type of repertoire: generally the American songbook, usually one or two pieces from the Brazilian samba library, and maybe, just maybe, a piece from Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. Davis presents something else. She has a couple of the songbook pieces in her set (and indeed, even a Jobim piece and a couple of Duke numbers), but there's a fair amount of other material here: some Bird, some Oscar Brown, some Clifford Brown, too, as well as a lone original. The repertoire itself is enough to make the album worth picking up -- you're not going to hear a lot of soul-jazz presented in a light vocal format -- even Lambert, Hendricks & Ross stopped with bop. That said, though, there's a reason you won't hear vocal versions of Clifford Brown -- his horn had more of a range than most singers can deal with. Davis deals with this difficulty by small rearrangements and the result isn't too bad. When left to her own devices, she heads into a scat from time to time that's perhaps a bit overblown for the songs she sings, but as long as she has the basic line of lyrics to follow and doesn't stretch herself too far, she keeps the songs in a nice place. The album probably isn't the best vocal set ever produced, but it does have a sweet sound to it, and might be one of the more adventurous vocal jazz sets in recent times. ~ Adam Greenberg, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
"Jenny Davis.. coasts along with stellar vocal jazz hits the whole way. Blessed with a dynamic and well-ranged vocal, Davis grabs ahold of the listener with magnificent arrangements and talented interpretations of jazz standards. If you happen to catch her live you’re going to be one lucky soul if her talented crew and voice are even half as good live as they are on this jazz masterpiece."
EDITOR'S PICK, J-SIN, SMOTHER MAG
"Ms. Davis reminds me of Stacey Kent, with that strong, yet feathery voice. Except that Ms. Davis has not one but a couple of really good sax players to back her up. This one is nicely done... Recommended!" GIRL SINGERS.ORG
"A stellar vocal presentation that truly exhibits Davis as a competent and skilled technician." CONSTANCE TUCKER, ALL ABOUT VOCALS
"Anyone that gets the high sign from Bud Shank, appreciates Comden & Green, does equal justice to Oscar Brown and Tom Jobim and sings like a jazzy angel is ok with us.
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