Gill Manly - The Lies of Handsome Men (2013)

Gill Manly, once described as Ronnie Scott's Club's favourite jazz diva describes this collection of songs as representing some of the jewels she has guarded in a personal treasure trove of "songs I want to record one day"! Timing of course was the key, as with any artistic and creative process you need to recognize when is the right moment to use a composition to represent fully it's content and poetry. The title track "The Lies of Handsome Men" is a tongue in cheek biographical nod to her own past! What a song though, and inspired by listening to Blossom Dearie perform it back in the 80's in the dark of the Pizza on the Park Music Room. As on her two previous recordings she has included a song by Fran Landesman, this time "Before Love Went out of Style". This is in part as a dedication to her amazing spirit which sadly left us in 2011, but also as a reminder of how wonderful a composer Dudley Moore was.

Buddy Greco joined Gill in the studio to record "Second Time Around" - one of the greatest moments of her musical life. A true legend in every way, a master of his art both as pianist, and interpreter of song.

Tracklist:

1. The Lies of Handsome Men
2. Peel Me a Grape
3. Before Love Went Out of Style
4. Witchcraft
5. Windmills of Your Mind
6. Stolen Moments
7. Mad World
8. Woman Talk
9. Charade
10. A Single Woman
11. Second Time Around (feat. Buddy Greco)
12. Wild is the Wind
13. Go Away Little Boy
14. How Insensitive
15. Not Like This