Jazz Articles about Deborah Resto

Deborah Resto: Let Him Hear My Heart

by Dan McClenaghan
October 7, 2003

It's hard to believe that Let Him Hear My Heart is a debut effort. More on that later...Deborah Resto charms with an emotive and sensual vocal style, by turns sultry and kittenish, her intonations wrapped in Latin rhythms and flawlessly intricate, smooth, contemporary arrangements. The word "smooth" can be used – among the harder line mainstream or avant-garde jazz fans – as a disparagement. Not so here. Every arrangement on this CD is lush and intricate and multi-faceted, ...