The Gershwin album comes to us with a beautiful read (no pun intended) of all these well known and loved tunes. Jazz musicians have used them well for many years and in many styles. The Eddie Condon records for Decca in the early 1940's come to mind. This compact disc can rank up there with the best of them. Nancy Reed needs to be mentioned for her strong vocal efforts and her feel for the music. She really "sells" each tune she sings. The instrumenalists are also well atuned to the music. If this particular CD needs a classification one could call it modern mainstream although who needs such a description for finally music is either good or bad and this one is very good.
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Mark Corroto,
netjazz.com
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