Taking it to Hart is a 1996 studio album by Ian Shaw, focusing on the songs written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart.[1]
| Taking it to Hart | ||||
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| Released | 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 52:48 | |||
| Label | Jazz House Records | |||
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Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |    [2] |
Dave Burns of JazzTimes said that Shaw "is blessed with strong pipes and good intonation; unfortunately, he has also mastered every pop mannerism-bathos, exaggerated dynamics, melodramatic vibrato, fake-Southern diction, swoops of pointless-tasteless Mathis falsetto, the Tom Jones vocal wink, the ain't-we-hip scat", but added that the musicians and arrangements added a "tender counterpoint".[3]
Track listing
edit- "I Wish I Were in Love Again" – 2:58
- "Where or When" – 3:24
- "Have You Met Miss Jones?" – 4:11
- "I Could Write a Book" – 4:00
- "My Romance"/"Any Old Place with You" – 3:10
- "Little Girl Blue" – 4:01
- "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" – 6:07
- "My Funny Valentine" – 5:12
- "Blue Moon" – 1:55
- "This Can't Be Love" – 3:00
- "It Never Entered My Mind" – 5:12
- "This Funny World" – 3:51
- "With a Song in My Heart" – 5:47
All music composed by Richard Rodgers, with all lyrics written by Lorenz Hart.
Personnel
edit- Ian Shaw - vocals, arranger
- Carol Grimes - vocals
- Mari Wilson - vocals
- Iain Ballamy - tenor saxophone
- Mornington Lockett - tenor saxophone
- Guy Barker - trumpet
- Tim Wells - double bass
- Matthew Barley - cello
- Mark Fletcher - drums
- Adrian York - piano
References
edit- ^ Taking it to Hart at AllMusic
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1285. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Burns, Dave (1 September 1997). "Ian Shaw: Taking it to Hart". JazzTimes. Retrieved 25 April 2019.