Claire Martin - Too Darn Hot!
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Artist: Claire MartinEdition: Music CD
Format: Hybrid SACD
CD Release Date: 2004-01-01
Music Label: Linn Records
Soundtracks:
- Something's Coming
- Love At Last
- The Gentleman Is A Dope
- These Foolish Things
- It's Raining in my Heart
- Too Darn Hot
- Black Coffee
- Noir
- Love is a Necessary Evil
- When I Fall In Love
- I can let go now
- Four Walls
- Blue Motel Room
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Free Music Review: Martin's Got The Chops For It
Hit: 4 Stars
These are good times in the jazz department, female section; a whole lotta talented, good-looking girls singing jazz right now, and here's another, Claire Martin,from across the pond. She's been called the first lady of British jazz by people who ought to know. The album at hand, "Too Darn Hot!" was acclaimed an instant classic on its release by such as "Jazz Times," one of America's leading jazz magazines. Martin has given her musical influences as Judy Garland, Ella Fitzgerald, and Betty Carter, all great ladies of American song, so why wouldn't we appreciate her? This album is her ninth in ten years, released on Linn, the prestigious Scottish jazz label. It's cleverly crafted, a well-balanced blend of standards, showtunes, new lesser-known tunes; and it's been released in super audio hybrid CD to sound all the better.
Martin opens on a jazzy, uptempo, fresh, full of anticipation version of Leonard Bernstein's classic "Something's Coming." We've also certainly heard "Black Coffee,"one of Peggy Lee's signature tunes, "When I Fall In Love," "Love at Last," "The Gentleman is a Dope," and "These Foolish Things" before, some of them sung by the best, but Martin has come up with fresh arrangements here. She does the same for the title song, Cole Porter's "Too Darn Hot." "It's Raining in My Heart" is a beautiful rainbow. "Love At Last" swings Latin. "Noir" is notoriously quite difficult musically, but Martin's got the chops for it; she takes it at speed, no sweat. Sir Richard Rodney Bennett plays piano and joins her in a couple of vocals: the girl hangs in good company, too.
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Produced by Richard Cottle This recording is also available on 180 gram vinyl on AKH 272. Claire Martin vocals with: Gareth Williams - piano Geoffrey Keezer - piano and electric piano Richard Cottle - keyboards and organ Geoff Gascoyne - double bass Laurence Cottle - bass guitars Clark Tracey - drums Ian Thomas - drums Nigel Hitchcock - saxes Phil Robson - guitar Miles Bould - percussion Ian Shaw - additional vocals The Tapestry String Quartet Recorded at Snakeranch Studios, London, 2-5 April & 6-7 May 2002 Additional Recording at Denham Grange studio 14-17 May 2002 Recording Engineers: Gerry O Riordan, Phil Harmer, Richard Cottle, John Gallen. Assistant Engineer: Paul Richardson Mixed at Cottage Studios, Glasgow, 13 15 August 2002 Mix Engineer: Calum Malcolm Claire would like to thank Richard Cottle for endless energy, enthusiasm and encouragement. This has been a most enjoyable recording experience and your judgement, insight and musicianship have been outstanding. Sir Richard Rodney Bennett for song suggestions and two beautiful arrangements. Joel Siegel for a brilliant new lyric (hope you like the tempo!) - thank you both for your continued support and friendship.Jazz Music CDs
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