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At Home

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Janis Siegel is the soaring top of the magical harmonies of the Mahattan Transfer and in At Home we get her all to ourselves, alone. Turn the lights down low, kick off your shoes and put Janis on the turntable, (Okay CD player), and sit back and let the sound shine in. If Bob White doesn't put a smile on your face you need serious therapy. The range of this CD is simply amazing. Janis brings swing alive with Rhythm In My Nursery Rhymes then gets real low in Million Dollar Secret. You won't need Black Coffee to make it to the end of this recording but you may need a bottle to drown your sorrows in when it comes to its early end. Go ahead, risk your ear drums, buy it, put on your headphones and crank it. If the last sound you hear is Janis it will be worth the ride.

Man I have been searching for this CD for 3 years & it is DEFINITELY a collectible. Dig the saucy lyrics of Million Dollar Secret, the irrepressible fun in Rhythm in my Nursery Rhymes & the old classic Black Coffee. Janis sure can jazz 'n move a tune ... Sheer good fun & "Joie de Vivre" !

I fell for Janis years ago when I heard her sing "Shaker Song" with the Manhattan Transfer. This album does not disappoint. From the reflective "Small Day Tomorrow" to the jumping "Rhythm in my Nursery Rhymes", this disc is a keeper that will wind up in your player more times than not.

Segundo album de Janis, editado en 1997 con la colaboración de amigos como Robert Kraft, Lew Soloff, Brandford Marsalis, David Sanborn o Yaron Gershovsky. Album que fue nominado a los Grammys, con una selección cuidada del repertorio y unos arreglos que nos demuestran (de nuevo)que una de las mejores virtudes de Janis es el saber colocarse como un instrumento más de la banda y no como la estrella absoluta que solo necesita de acompañantes.
Entre los temas más interesantes figuran Small Day Tomorrow (en claro homenaje a una de las heroínas de Janis, Irene Kral), un apasionado The Million Dollar Secret, Bob White (una vieja tonadilla que popularizara Mildred Bailey) y una sensual composición de Friedrich Gulda (con letra de Jon Hendricks), From Vienna With Love.
El album solo tiene una pega, que no dure el doble, especialmente teniendo en cuenta que Janis Siegel, aparte de sus grabaciones con los Transfer o con amigos, no se prodiga demasiado como lider (seis trabajos en veinte años).
Una compra que no lamentarás.