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Christy Bennett's Fumee: Good Morning Heartache: The Music of Irene Higginbotham
by Jerome Wilson
Vocalist Christy Bennett has made a specialty of unearthing the work of forgotten songwriters from the past, particularly women. That has led to this album where she presents ten songs written by Irene Higginbotham, a jazz composer active in the '40s. Higginbotham's name is not well known today but a couple of her songs are; “This Will Make You Laugh" was a popular tune for Nat King Cole and “Good Morning Heartache" has been sung by many people, ...
read moreChristy Bennett's Fumee Gypsy Project: Lost Lyrics
by Jerome Wilson
Django Reinhardt's Gypsy-flavored jazz compositions have been played all over the world for decades. A few modern musicians have added words to his melodies but few know that some of Reinhardt's works were originally written with lyrics. Vocalist Christy Bennett has spent years tracking those lyrics down. This CD presents the results of her research, Reinhardt's tunes sung with the original words. This is one Django tribute that does not contain the guitar and violin chug of his ...
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