Meredith D'Ambrosio: Love Is for the Birds
Another feature of D'Ambrosio's albums, especially those for Sunnyside, is the close rapport between her and her band and how the latter sustains the mood of the former. Take "Just a Dream {Falando de Orlando}" where Kindred's levitating flute sustains the floating approach taken by the singer with this tune. The session is not all melancholy by any means. D'Ambrosio puts on hew swinging shoes for such cuts as "Cup of Life (Cup Bearers)", again with some outstanding ensemble and solo work by the members of the band. The critical task of piano accompanist has been assigned to Lee Musiker and with excellent results. Musiker, who has backed Barbara Cook, Susannah McCorkle and Mark Murphy, is right at home here. Another very good effort by a true artist of the vocal craft. Recommended.
Visit D'Ambrosio at www.meredithdambrosio.com where you will also see many examples of her of paintings.
Track Listing
Cup of Life (Cup Bearer); Steppenwolf; Rhyme of Spring (Poetic Spring); Valentine; That Magic Rapture (Rapture); I May Be the One; Don't Go (Josephine); Tell this Poor Fool; Just a Dream (Falando de Orlando); Love Is for the Birds; Beloved (Daahoud); Blame It All on Spring; Frishberg and Dorough.
Personnel
Meredith D'Ambrosio - Vocal; Lee Musiker - Piano; Jay Leonhart - Bass; Joe Ascione - Drums; Don Sickler - Trumpet/Flugelhorn; John Allred - Trombone; Bob Kindred - Flute/Tenor Sax
Album information
Title: Love Is for the Birds | Year Released: 2002 | Record Label: Sunnyside Records