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Jenny Evans: Gonna Go Fishin'
by William Grim
Long a fixture on the Munich jazz scene, British-born singer Jenny Evans is a skillful performer and engaging lyricist. This album was recorded live at the Jazzclub Unterfahrt and shows the singer at the peak of her skills.
The title track is a too little-performed song that Duke Ellington wrote for his score to the Otto Preminger movie Anatomy of a Murder."? Evans hits her stride with two pieces she co-wrote with Munich-based trumpeter Dusko Goykovich, Hope"? and ...
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by David Adler
Jazz vocalist Jenny Evans, born and raised in Britain, has been a resident of Munich for many years. Sometimes when she scats, one can almost detect a hint of a German accent. But although her career has been based wholly in Europe, Evans’s passion is the Great American Songbook. Delving into material such as Willow Weep for Me," In a Mellow Tone," and Honeysuckle Rose," she displays a voice that is deep and golden-toned. Her intonation is perfect — maybe ...
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