Hilary Kole - You Are There (2010)
Hilary Kole - You Are There (2010)
Jazz/Piano/Vocal | MP3 | VBR 160-320kbps | 60:33 | 64 MB
With her crystal clear voice and precise phrasing, singer Hilary Kole pulls off the delightful and unique You Are There. This is one of a kind, because eleven different top-of-the-line piano accompanists join her, with two appearing twice. You Are There's 13 songs are all ballads, sung passionately, simply, and with no frills. According to the liner notes, most takes were spontaneous, with no charts or rehearsal. Kole's sense of dynamics is also effective, the way she builds to a climax. The only possible criticism of the CD is that it could have included an up-temp tune or two.
1. Hilary Kole - If I Had You (With Hank Jones) (3:56)
2. Hilary Kole - Every Time We Say Goodbye (With Cedar Walton) (5:02)
3. Hilary Kole - It's Always You (With Freddy Cole) (4:53)
4. Hilary Kole - Lush Life (With Kenny Barron) (6:57)
5. Hilary Kole - These Foolish Things (With Dave Brubeck) (4:11)
6. Hilary Kole - I Remember (With Mike Renzi) (4:15)
7. Hilary Kole - How Do You Keep The Music Playing? (With Michel Legrand) (4:32)
8. Hilary Kole - But Beautiful (With Hank Jones) (4:37)
9. Hilary Kole - Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise (With Benny Green) (4:12)
10. Hilary Kole - Strange Meadowlark (With Dave Brubeck) (4:18)
11. Hilary Kole - You Are There (With Alan Broadbent) (4:16)
12. Hilary Kole - Two For The Road (With Steve Kuhn) (4:24)
13. Hilary Kole - All The Way (With Monty Alexander) (5:00)