Jessica Molaskey - Make Believe
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Artist: Jessica MolaskeyEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2004-10-05
Music Label: P.S. Classics
Soundtracks:
- I Cain't Say No
- Guys and Dolls
- Make Believe
- Stepsisters' Lament
- Glad to Be Unhappy (with Adam Guettel, vocals)
- Hey, Look Me Over
- So Many People (with Larry Goldings, piano)
- Cloudburst/Getting Married Today (with John Pizzarelli, vocals)
- Growing Pains
- All That Jazz
- Right as the Rain
- You're a Builder Upper
- Cradle and All
- Goodnight My Someone (with Larry Goldings, piano)
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Free Music Review: A cool Broadway-jazz CD
Hit: 5 Stars
My first Jessica Molaskey CD is "A Good Day". That particular CD stayed in my player for a long time. The arrangement is very understated and cool. The touch of John Pizzarelli is very obvious.
Prior to listening to the Cd, and seeing the selection, it was difficult for me conceive WHAT ELSE can they do with most of the songs (difficult to listen to the preview). Except for the original composition, most of the songs are pretty set. For instance, the Sondheim songs are pretty straightforward. It would be difficult to restructure it and the same time, maintain the songs' original intent.
However, I was in for a surprise. Most of the songs sound original. The arrangement gave the songs a new lift. And most of all, the instrumentation made me listen and concentrate on the lyrics. I was gladly surprise with the interpretation of So Many People, such simplicity and sincerity. Cloudburst/Getting married today is a perfect marriage of songs and singers. The craziness of the two songs are perfectly merged. Also, the interpretation of J Molaskey is very good. The comic timing is not pushed.
Another favorite as well is Stepsisters' Lament. In this song, the singer revealed a range I havent heard from her other recordings. I became familiar with J Molaskey with Songs for A New World, and I must say that the sound engineer of the CD performed a grave disservice to her. In this CD, her simple acting and no-drama style of singing is perfectly captured.
In terms of instrumentation, I must say that the greatest surprise for me is All That Jazz. I think it is the perfect approach to tackle the message of the song.
It would be very fair to say that many singers are perhaps better than J Molaskey (e.g. Ann Hampton Callaway, Janis Siegel), but she compensates her shortcoming with comic sense. Also, it does not hurt to have the support of the wonderful Pizzarelli clan (she herself acknowledges them on the liner notes).
This is a very good CD. One of the best jazz CDs around.
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