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"I Was Born in Love with
You"
Jessye Norman uses the material to show
off the extraordinary range and flexibility of her voice.She
slips between a pure, almost boyish sound and a full-throated
luxurious warble with ease. But idiomatically Norman may not
be to everyone's taste: for the most part this is the musical
territory inhabited by the Billie Holidays of the world, and
Norman's technique puts her at a disadvantage. Michel Legrand
in his role as pianist is another matter, however. His carefully
nuanced accompaniments flow with improvisatory ease, and inspire
some great moments from the bass and drums. --Warwick Thompson |
Customer review from Amazon
Reviewer: Aven from Hong Kong.
I also own "Lucky to be Me" and I actually find this
album to be much more acceptable. Ms. Norman's crossover is quite
refreshing and believe me, it is a lot better than most of classical
singers who tried (except for EILEEN FARRELL, who is the best
when it comes to crossover). If you are looking from the point
of classical singing, you will definitely be awed at the fantastic
flexibility and voice of Ms. Norman ; but if you are looking
from the point of popular or jazz singing... well, this is not
the best album...but I do not think that it was meant to be compared
with other popular or jazz album anyway. |
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