Stacey Kent - Let Yourself Go: Celebrating Fred Astaire
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Artist: Stacey KentEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2000-08-12
Music Label: Candid Records
Soundtracks:
- Let Yourself Go (Irving Berlin)
- They Can't Take That Away From Me (George/Ira Gerswhin)
- I Won't Dance (Jerome Kern/Dorothy Fields/Jimmy McHugh)
- Isn't This A Lovely Day? (Irving Berlin)
- They All Laughed (George/Ira Gershwin)
- He Loves And She Loves (George/Ira Gershwin)
- Shall We Dance? (George/Ira Gershwin)
- One For My Baby (Harold Arlen/Johnny Mercer)
- S'Wonderful (George/Ira Gershwin)
- A Fine Romance (Jerome Kern/Dorothy Fields)
- I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan (Howard Dietz/Arthur Schwartz)
- I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket (Irving Berlin)
- By Myself (Howard Dietz/Arthur Schwartz)
Free Music Notes for Let Yourself Go: Celebrating Fred Astaire
Free Music Review: An Engaging Flashback To The Splendid World of Fred Astaire
Hit: 5 Stars
"This is splendid jazz which also happens to be a popular song recital of the highest quality. Consumer advice? Buy it." ~ Andrew Vine, Yorkshire Post ~
On this fitting tribute album, "Let Yourself Go: Celebrating Fred Astaire," Stacey Kent takes the listeners back in time to the splendid world of a fine actor, notable singer, great dancer and creative choreographer all rolled into one, the legendary Fred Astaire. He earned multiple acting awards and honors for his remarkable artistry, which ultimately earned him the recognition as the the fifth "Greatest Male Star of All-Time" by the American Film Institute.
I'm glad that Stacey Kent and her long-time British bandmates Jim Tomlinson (sax), David Newton (piano), Colin Oxley (guitar), Simon Thorpe (bass) and Steve Brown (drums) have recorded a magnificent tribute album consisting of thirteen songs that identify Fred Astaire's greatness. All the songs are perfectly pretty and guaranteed to give the listeners an enjoyable musical adventure starting off with the title track, an Irving Berlin classic, "Let Yourself Go" to a gem from Howard Dietz and Arthur Schwartz, "By Myself" featuring David Newton on that beautiful piano accompaniment.
As an opener to this sparkling presentation, Kent will induce you to let go as she sings "Let Yourself Go" and will invite you to dance to the music of "Shall We Dance?" Of course, she will not take "I Won't Dance" for an answer.
What good is a set of standards without Gershwin, Kern, Berlin, Mercer and the rest of songwriters from Tin Pan Alley? Most of their best works are spotlighted here, from "They Can't Take That Away From Me," "A Fine Romance" and "Isn't It A Lovely Day?" to "By Myself," "He Loves And She Loves" and "S Wonderful." There isn't any lackluster song - these are timeless, tasteful and classy songs that are all freshly, ingeniously and perfectly rendered. Stacey Kent's impressive vocal style is at its best and the musicianship is simply the greatest.
This is a fitting tribute that I most definitely recommend not only to Fred Astaire and Stacey Kent fans, but also to music lovers who appreciate the Great American Songbook recorded in beautiful settings.
Let Yourself Go: Celebrating Fred Astaire Poster
Grateful singers know that Fred Astaire virtually defined the Great American Songbook, beginning in the '30s with his legendary film collaborations with George and Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin, and Jerome Kern. Stacey Kent pays tribute to Astaire in Let Yourself Go, the third stellar album for the London-based, New York-bred vocalist whose voice resembles a lighter version of Dinah Washington's. Kent shines on both gorgeous ballads ("They Can't Take That Away from Me") and solid swingers ("Shall We Dance"), and adds an easy bossa nova beat to "'S Wonderful." Trading lines with her is Kent's saxophonist-husband Jim Tomlinson, who fronts the solid band. Flexible with the rhythms yet never straying far from the melodies, Kent also pays perhaps the ultimate compliment to many of these songs by including the oft-neglected verses. Tony Bennett's 1993 Fred Astaire tribute was his breakthrough to the mainstream music scene. Perhaps Let Yourself Go will be the U.S. breakthrough for Stacey Kent. --David HoriuchiA Tribute to One of her Idols Fred Astaire. Interpretations of 'fine Romance', 'they all Laughed', 'i Won't Dance'etc.
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