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exudes confidence in her second CD as a leader, though she draws material from a much wider range of music styles for this session. The singer is still a fine interpreter of
and
, offering a flirtatious
as a solid opener and an imaginative setting of
that showcases harmonica player
and pianist
. The addition of a droning opening vamp in
updates
's hit while keeping its hypnotic flavor intact. Arranger
is added on tenor sax for
's torchy interpretation of
while he wrote the
in which she negotiates the multilingual lyrics flawlessly. The singer swings like mad in
's playful
Some of
's choices from
don't work quite as well. Composer
is an added guest for his
(a hit for the Canadian
band
), though it sounds bogged down. A number of
's songs have become favorites of
musicians, but
quickly becomes tiresome and never shakes its
flavor.
deserves high praise for not playing it safe and taking some chances for this outing, which is warmly recommended. [
also released the CD.] ~ Ken Dryden