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Mary Ann Hurst: Born Under A Wand'rin' Star
by Michael P. Gladstone
Born Under A Wand'rin' Star is jazz vocalist Mary Ann Hurst's third go-around and she remains a star waiting to be discovered. The constants that are evident in all her efforts are a quality presentation of the Great American Songbook and her always being surrounded by fine musicians.
Hurst opens Born Under A Wand'rin' Star with a polite samba version of Rodgers & Hammerstein's “It Might As Well Be Spring," assisted by the nimble and simpatico ...
read moreMary Ann Hurst: Jazzz...d
by Michael P. Gladstone
Vocalist Mary Ann Hurst performs a well-chosen group of songs, including two medleys, with an aggregate group of eight musicians on Jazzz...d. Hurst also has another new release, Wishing On A Star, with just a guitarist and percussionist, which provides an intruiging and very effective package. The instrumentation on Jazzz...d reflects more traditional jazz backing with trumpet, sax, vibes, and guitar.
Hurst has succeded in finding some fine obscurities, like the opening “In My Own Little Corner," from ...
read moreMary Ann Hurst / Freddie Bryant / Gilad: Wishing On A Star
by Michael P. Gladstone
Although billed as a trio effort, this album is a showcase for singer Mary Ann Hurst. Her previous track record includes the rather dauntingly-titled Chinese Folksongs In A Jazz Mode from 2000. There's nothing quite as exotic here, simply a well-wrought session that begins with more than a touch of the cool female vocalists of the 1950s. Even the opening track, “Pete Kelly's Blues," is pure jazz nostalgia, taken from the soundtrack of the Jack Webb film.
Hurst's ...
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