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Marlene VerPlanck: Once There Was A Moon
ByAlthough some of the songs here are well-known, VerPlanck has a way of going her own fresh way with them. For instance, Irving Berlin's "The Best Thing For You" (and the simplicity of Berlin's song fits hand-in-glove with her style) gets a racing-breathlessly-down-the-street-in-love-hooray delivery. By contrast, Cole Porter's "I've Got You Under My Skin" finds her in an after-hours meditation, the mood somehow both insouciant and cheerfully obsessed.
Happily, along with those gems there are more than a few old treasures to (re)discover. Among them is Segal/Wells' slyly seductive "What Are You Afraid Of?" When she invitingly warbles "Take your shoes off, baby," surely only a fool would delay. Resonant and haunting, Benny Carter's romantic "Evening Star" offers an irrefutable reminder of what a fine songwriter that great musician also was. Another gem is Bob Haymes/Marty Clarke's "They Say It's Spring." A breathless consideration of love in bloom, it's irresistible and, as throughout, Tedd Firth's piano accompaniment is the keyboard Baccarat for serving up VerPlanck's dry martini vocalizing.
Track Listing
I'm In Love Again; Where Do You Go From Love; The Best Thing For You; Around About Half Past Nine; It Might As Well Be Spring; I've Got You Under My Skin; What Are You Afraid Of?; Evening Star; They Say It's Spring; Better Luck Next Time; You're Laughing At Me; Everything I Love; Dearly Beloved; Once There Was A Moon.
Personnel
Marlene VerPlanck
vocalsMarlene Ver Planck: vocals; Tedd Firth: piano; Rich DeRosa: drums; Steve LaSpina: bass.
Album information
Title: Once There Was A Moon | Year Released: 2009 | Record Label: Audiophile Records
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