Results for "Jane Monheit"

Jane Monheit: Come Dream With Me

by AAJ Staff
January 20, 2003

Though critics have accused her of sticking close to her predecessors and playing it too safe with her material and delivery, Jane Monheit has grown up a lot in one album and is truly ready to spread her wings and take her place among the new generation of jazz vocalists. Disovered by master producer Joel Dorn, ...

The Season

By Jane Monheit

Label: Epic Records
Released: 2002

In The Sun

By Jane Monheit

Label: N-Coded Music
Released: 2002
Track listing: 1. Just Squeeze Me (Ellington/Gaines) - 4:01 2. Chega de Saudade (No More Blues)(Lees/De Moraes/Hendricks) - 3:17 3. Once I Walked in the Sun (Jennings/Lins) - 5:26 4. Some Other Time (Bernstein/Comden/Green) - 5:07 5. Cheek to Cheek (Berlin) - 4:48 6. Tea for Two (Caesar/Youmans) - 4:21 7. Love Has No Pride (Haz/Titus) - 4:31 8. Come

Jane Monheit: In the Sun

by Roger Crane
December 2, 2002

Poor Jane Monheit. She violates two major commandments of jazz: thou shalt not become popular and thou shalt not be pretty. This combination -- together with her youth -- has evidently created suspicion (and maybe “sour grapes”) in the minds of some jazz fans, critics and even a few musicians. After all, jazz performers must have ...

Come Dream With Me

By Jane Monheit

Label: N-Coded Music
Released: 2001
Track listing: Over the Rainbow; Hit the Road to Dreamland; Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most; Waters of March; I'm Through with Love; I'll be Seeing You; Something to Live For; So Many Stars; If; Blame it on My Youth; A Case of You.

Jane Monheit: Come Dream With Me

by John Sharpe
August 1, 2001

If you purchase Come Dream With Me based on the incredible amount of hype singer Jane Monheit’s sophomore effort has generated, you’re bound to be disappointed. While Ms. Monheit certainly possesses the tools necessary to obtain stardom in the modern jazz world – good looks and a flexible voice – she’s a long way from becoming ...

Jane Monheit: Come Dream With Me

by Mathew Bahl
July 1, 2001

Two things should have been obvious to anyone who listened to Jane Monheit’s debut CD, Never Never Land. First, Ms. Monheit, with her lovely crystaline soprano and solid musicianship, was a singer with an abundance of raw talent. Second, given her youth, good looks and conservative repertoire, Ms. Monheit’s commercial success was likely to far outpace ...

Jane Monheit: Come Dream With Me

by Jim Santella
July 1, 2001

Her clear, expressive voice is ideally suited for dreamy ballads. She swings. Her range is full and she articulates quite flexibly. Accuracy seems to come naturally. Emotion plays a large part in her performance. And she's only 24. Jane Monheit interprets lyrics. She also surrounds the room with wordless vocals that paint colorful scenery. Backed by ...

Never Never Land

By Jane Monheit

Label: N-Coded Music
Released: 2000
Track listing:

Please Be Kind; Detour Ahead; More Than You Know; Dindi; Save Your Love For Me; Never Let Me Go; My Foolish Heart; I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good; Twisted; Never Never Land.

Jane Monheit: Never Never Land

by Dave Hughes
September 1, 2000

At just 22 years of age, vocalist Jane Monheit shows that she has a long, promising career ahead. Monheit was the first runner-up in the 1998 Thelonius Monk Institute vocal competition. For her debut on N-coded Music, Never Never Land, Monheit benefits from an impressive all-star accompanying ensemble consisting of Kenny Barron (piano), Ron Carter (bass), ...