Autumn Leaves: The Songs of Johnny Mercer

Jacintha | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 15, 2000)
• Original Release Date: February 15, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Groove Note Records
• ASIN: B000040OJD
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #74,062 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. And the Angels Sing

2. Skylark

3. One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)

4. Midnight Sun

5. Autumn Leaves

6. Days of Wine and Roses

7. I Remember You

8. Trav'lin' Light

9. Something's Gotta Give

10. Moon River

11. Here's to Life [Soundtrack Mix][*]

Customer Reviews

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jacintha does it again, February 20, 2000

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Hennie Schaper - See all my reviews

This review is from: Autumn Leaves: The Songs of Johnny Mercer (Audio CD)

Jacintha is Singapore's main jazz singer, and the gorgeous "Here's to Ben" is probably still the best introduction to her. That said, "Autumn leaves" is a beautiful follow-up. The Mercer songs, including his version of the immortal `Les feuilles mortes', give her ample opportunity to seduce the listener with her beautiful voice. The instrumental back-up is intelligent, and in the case of the piano on `Moon river' stunningly daring. For a moment I thought I had switched to an Arnold Schonberg composition! Wholeheartedly recommended.

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Beautiful, October 3, 2001

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D. Yamasaki (Torrance, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Autumn Leaves: The Songs of Johnny Mercer (Audio CD)

Recently, I purchased both of Jacintha's releases based on reviews here and by listening to the sound samples.

I am an avid audiophile and am greatly enjoying the recent crop of well-recorded releases featuring female vocalists. I have been a big fan of Diana Krall for the last year and a half, and I also own CDs of such vocalists as Jane Monheit, Kitty Margolis, Kendra Shank, Stacey Kent, Patricia Barber, Sunny Sumter, Monica Worth, and Datevik.

First I will state that I know nothing of the art or technicality of singing. And even though I spend lots of money on my stereo system, I greatly appreciate music just for music's sake. Of the names mentioned above only Diana Krall moves me emotionally. For me the rest are just artistic stylizations, voices that make no connection with me. With the exception of Diana Krall and Sunny Sumter I think I have only listened to the other women's CDs a couple times.

Jacintha is something special. When she sings, just like Diana you feel she is pouring out her heart for you only. On the Autumn Leaves CD it lists the track "Here's to Life" as being a bonus track. I am totally in love with this rendition. Kei Akagi's piano accompaniment is beautiful as it floats along elegantly framing the emotion of Jacintha's voice.

Obviously, my opinions regarding all the female vocalists I've mentioned are just that. My own. If you love the female voice as much as I, definitely listen to all you can. And by no means am I enchanted by every cut on every CD by Diana Krall or Jacintha. For me their personally emotional interpretation of old standards is what distinguishes them from what some music critics may label as the "glamour-before-talent-crowd".

It just amazes me that someone born, raised and musically educated in Singapore can sound this way. I suppose it really doesn't matter where one lives. A person can be moved by music no matter where it originates.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Newfound Love, February 25, 2001

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E. P. Huisking - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Autumn Leaves: The Songs of Johnny Mercer (Audio CD)

I now own both of Jacintha's CDs, which I found here at Amazon. Her voice has the soft intimacy reminiscent of Julie London's early albums, but her styling is her own, and she is backed by a talented combo which share but don't crowd her stage. Both CDs offer great selections of musical standards and are ideal as antidotes to a long hard day, or for late night listening with a cognac in hand and a quiet fire burning low on the hearth. I only hope Jacintha follows these two with yet another, and soon.