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August 2008 Jazz
August 2008 Jazz
JANE IRVING - 'BEAMS' by
ABC's Limelight Magazine May, Bravura! While some singers make claim by including evergreens from the Great American Songbook in their repertoire, Irving is a jazz singer. Her scatting would be among the most sincere recorded... 'BEAMS' JANE IRVING - IN TUNE -UK. by
In Tune - UK. September 2007.Singer's Singers - by Dan Singer, New York City.Listen to any of her entertaining 13-song programme and you won't be disappointed. Her cheery feel-good music making is as uplifting and mellow as it...
JANE IRVING - 'BEAMS' by
ABC's Limelight Magazine May, Bravura! While some singers make claim by including evergreens from the Great American Songbook in their repertoire, Irving is a jazz singer. Her scatting would be among the most sincere recorded in Australia since Kerrie Biddell as it has genuine instrumental purpose. The selections are challenging jazz standards for vocalists including Horace Silver's 'Doodlin' and Oliver Nelson's 'Stolen Moments' but she naturalises them using her warm tone sometimes reminiscent of Michelle Nicolle. Contributions from Matt McMahon's piano and Ashley Turner's bass are worthy of note especially Don Rader's Milesian bittersweet fluglehorn solo on JJ Johnson's 'Lament'.
Peter Wockner 'BEAMS' JANE IRVING - IN TUNE -UK. by
In Tune - UK. September 2007.Singer's Singers - by Dan Singer, New York City.
Listen to any of her entertaining 13-song programme and you won't be disappointed. Her cheery feel-good music making is as uplifting and mellow as it can get. This Sydney Australian stirs me when she sings "Doodlin" (Silver/Hendricks). Her scat crooning is alluring and makes things move along nicely. The oldie "Beautiful Love" (Young/King) is tenderly sung and is bound to stay with you for a long time. She has a knack of getting your juices flowing. And on ballads like these she is like fine wine. When it comes to "Everything I've Got Belongs To You" (Rodgers/Hart) Jane lets it all hang out delivering a most appealing sensuous vocal. Fellow jazz singer Mark Murphy wrote some appealing lyrics to arranger Oliver Nelson's great music called "Stolen Moments" and it's sung here in an exceptional passionate take. The standard "If You Could See Me Now" (Dameron/Sigman) receives an almost spoken reading. You can certainly tell by her rendering just how innocently susceptible she places herself. There's an old jazz instrumental by John Carisi called "Israel" with it's new title "It's Your Dance" that Ray Passman has put fine prime superior swinging lyrics to. Ms Irving jumps/scats her vocal in a delectable fashion.
