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Aimee Allen: Dream

by Dan McClenaghan
August 3, 2006

Aimee Allen, a first-rate interpreter of familiar jazz tunes, gives an exotic texture to Dream, with the inclusion of a couple of Brazilian bossas--"Manha de Carneval/Black Orpheus" and Jobim's classic “Triste." With a crystalline delivery, great range and a fine command of nuance and inflection, Allen also covers “Les Feuilles Mortes/Autumn Leaves," with lyrics sung in French. Sensuality and soul color the vocalist's take on Fats Waller's “Honeysuckle Rose," which Allen turns into a cool-toned ballad. “Cry Me a River" ...