Jane Monheit - Live At The Rainbow Room (2003)

September 23rd, 2002…
As the sun was setting on yet another New York autumn, the lights began to flicker on all across the world's most exciting city. It was a particularly beautiful and sultry evening - and, high atop Manhattan, the romance of the legendary Rainbow Room was in all its glory - a truly perfect match for the magnificent voice and presence of Jane Monheit.
"Jane Monheit Live At The Rainbow Room" documents the brilliant young singer performing timeless jazz standards, along with pop and Brazillian favorites, in a truly magical setting.

Jazz fans who treasure Diana Krall's Live in Paris DVD can consider Jane Monheit: Live at the Rainbow Room the second half of a luscious double bill. Like Krall, Monheit is a singer whose ease with jazz standards belies her years (a mere 24, in Monheit's case), and both women are backed by a combo and an orchestra conducted by Alan Broadbent. Monheit doesn't play the piano like Krall, but her voice is a brighter, more supple instrument. Filmed in September 2002 shortly after the release of her In the Sun album, Monheit's visit to Manhattan's legendary cabaret venue mixes classic ballads ("It Never Entered My Mind," "Some Other Time") with Brazilian pop (Ivan Lins, Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Waters of March") and contemporary tunes. It's no surprise that a young voice like this can embody the hopes and dreams of "Over the Rainbow," but who ever knew Vincent Youmans's "Tea for Two" could sound so sexy?

~ David Horiuchi. Amazon.com

Tracklist:

01. Over the Rainbow
02. Just Squeeze Me
03. Chega De Saudade (No More Blues)
04. Dindi
05. More than You Know
06. Since You've Asked
07. It Might As Well Be Spring
08. Tea for Two
09. Hit the Road to Dreamland
10. Love Has No Pride
11. Once I Walked in the Sun
12. Comecar De Novo
13. Please Be Kind
14. It Never Entered My Mind
15. Turn Out the Stars
16. Haunted Heart
17. Cheek to Cheek
18. Around Us
19. Waters of March
20. Some Other Time

Musicians:

Alan Broadbent - Conductor and Piano
Michael Kanan - Piano
Ron Carter - Acoustic Bass
Kenny Washington - Drums
Joel Frahm - Tenor Saxophone
Rene Toledo - Nylon String Guitar
Kenny Ascher - Piano
Peter Eldridge - Piano and Vocals