The David Benoit Trio feat. Jane Monheit – Believe (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 36:57 minutes | 766 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Concord Records
In January of 2015, the GRAMMY®-nominated pianist/composer/arranger David Benoit, a founding father of contemporary jazz, and Jane Monheit, the First-Runner-Up in the 1998 Thelonious Monk International Vocalist Competition who soars through and above the genres of jazz, Broadway, standards and pop, recorded 2 In Love. Released on June 16th, 2015 onConcord Records, this stunning, critically acclaimed collaboration paved the way for the duo’s follow-up.
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David Benoit featuring Jane Monheit – 2 In Love (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 39:21 minutes | 850 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Concord Records
2 In Love is the 35th album from Grammy-nominated pianist/composer/arranger David Benoit and his very first release to feature a vocalist. Jane Monheit, the cool-toned chanteuse from New York, was suggested by Benoit’s record label and he says she was “perfect.” For three decades, the pianist has reigned supreme as one the founding fathers of contemporary jazz, but he wanted to show other dimensions of his artistry, influenced by Stephen Sondheim, Burt Bacharach, Dave Grusin and Leonard Bernstein. Along with Monheit, Benoit also enlisted the help of three lyricists: Mark Winkler, Lorraine Feather and Spencer Day. This talented triad breathed lyrical life into Benoit’s songs and helped showcase Monheit’s considerable skills as an interpreter.
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Jane Monheit – In the sun
Artist: Jane Monheit | Album: In the sun | Style: Jazz, Vocal | Year: 2005 [2002 original] | Quality: DVD-Audio (MLP 5.1 96kHz/24Bit, MLP 2.0 48kHz/24Bit) | Bitrate: lossless | Tracks: 11 | Size: ~3.59 Gb | Recovery: 5% | Release: Immergent, 2005 | Note: Not Watermarked
Jane Monheit’s third album attempts to combine a number of elements: jazz standards, Brazilian repertoire, ballads lushly orchestrated by Alan Broadbent and Vince Mendoza, and even pop vehicles originally sung by Linda Ronstadt and Judy Collins. The young vocalist is usually at her best fronting a small combo; here one wishes she had relied more on her working band with pianist Michael Kanan, bassist Joe Martin, tenor saxophonist Joel Frahm, and drummer/husband Rick Montalbano. It is they who provide this record’s most rewarding moments: Martin reharmonizes Ellington’s “Just Squeeze Me”; Kanan presents a funky take on “Cheek to Cheek” and duets with Monheit on an unusually slow “Tea for Two.” On these tracks one can hear Monheit taking vocal risks, testing her mettle with bluesy inflections and bold peaks in volume. Much of the rest of the album is closer to Streisand than Sarah Vaughan, however. The final four tracks bog down in slow tempos and a vanilla-syrup aesthetic; her Portuguese-language rendition of Ivan Lins’ “Comecar de Novo” seems especially contrived. But her duet with guitarist Rene Toledo on “Chega de Saudade” is more convincing, and Lins’ guest appearance on his own “Once I Walked in the Sun” provides some lilting harmonic tensions. (more…)
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Jane Monheit – Home (2010)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time – 56:11 minutes | 1,19 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Master, Official Digital Download – Source: HDTracks | Artwork: Digital booklet | © Emarcy Records
“Jane Monheit can’t miss. She has, in a word, everything.” –Time Magazine
An extraordinarily gifted jazz vocalist whose sincere and romantic interpretations of exceptional songs has made her a favorite in both the jazz and cabaret worlds, Jane Monheit has garnered numerous accolades in the past decade. 2003’s IN THE SUN earned the singer a Grammy nomination. 2007’s SURRENDER debuted at number one on the Billboard Jazz chart and THE LOVERS, THE DREAMERS AND ME received rave reviews from The New York Times and Jazz Times among many others. HOME is her best album yet. Monheit digs deep into classic songs: the upbeat Arthur Schwartz/Howard Dietz classic “A Shine On Your Shoes,” the swinging Rodgers and Hart gem “Everything I’ve Got Belongs To You”, a charming rendition of Irving Berlin’s “Isn’t It A Lovely Day,” and many others. Backed by an all-star cast of musicians, including guitarists John Pizzarelli and Frank Vignola, violinist Mark O’Connor, and acclaimed keyboardist Larry Goldings, this two-time Grammy nominee shines like never before.
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Jane Monheit – Never Never Land
Artist: Jane Monheit | Album: Never Never Land | Style: Jazz | Year: 2004 [2000 original] | Quality: DVD-Audio (MLP 5.1 96kHz/24Bit, Dolby AC3 5.1, Dolby AC3 2.0) | Bitrate: lossless | Tracks: 10 | Size: ~2.41 Gb | Recovery: 3% | Release: Silverline Records (288218-9), 2004 | Note: Not Watermarked
Tracklist:
01. Please Be Kind
02. Detour Ahead
03. More Than You Know
04. Dindi
05. Save Your Love for Me
06. Never Let Me Go
07. My Foolish Heart
08. I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good) – Alternate Version
09. Twisted
10. Never Never Land
Jane Monheit – Come Dream With Me
Artist: Jane Monheit | Album: Come Dream With Me | Style: Jazz | Year: 2004 [2001 original] | Quality: DVD-Audio (MLP 5.1 96kHz/24Bit, Dolby AC3 5.1, Dolby AC3 2.0) | Bitrate: lossless | Tracks: 11 | Size: ~2.60 Gb | Recovery: 3% | Release: Silverline Records (288219-9), 2004 | Note: Not Watermarked
Tracklist:
01. Over The Rainbow
02. Hit The Road To Dreamland
03. Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most
04. Waters Of March
05. I’m Through With You
06. I’ll Be Seeing You
07. Something To Live For
08. So Many Stars
09. If
10. Blame It On My Mouth
11. Case Of You, A