Sue Hart

Sue Hart: Private Book

by Craig W. Hurst
December 8, 2002

The newest release Private Book by vocalist Sue Hart is a forty-one minute, ten-song presentation of smooth, well crafted jazz inflected music. Hart’s recording is very nice, straightforward and, in an unobtrusive way, quite pleasant to listen to. Those accustomed to a more “soulful” straight-ahead brand of jazz and captivated by the improvisatory art may feel left somewhat short. While Hart possesses a very pleasant voice and she does add some jazz sensibility to her otherwise passive disaffected singing style, ...