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Jane Monheit | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 21, 2010)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Emarcy / Umgd
• ASIN: B003WKA8AM
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,366 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. A Shine On Your Shoes

2. There's A Small Hotel

3. This Is Always

4. Tonight You Belong To Me

5. Look For The Silver Lining

6. I'll Be Around

7. Everything I've Got Belongs To You

8. It's Only Smoke

9. The Eagle and Me

10. I Didn't Know About You/All Too Soon

11. Isn't It A Lovely Day

12. While We're Young.

Editorial Reviews

Los Angeles, California. "Home," Jane Monheit's eagerly anticipated new CD, is set for release by Emarcy/Universal Records on September 21st, 2010. An ode to the golden age of the jazz standard - the genre which Jane identifies with most - "Home" celebrates the treasured tracks of songwriters and lyricists past and present whom Monheit greatly admires including Rodgers and Hart and Schwartz & Dietz. A sumptuously sung passionate song cycle of 12 tunes self-produced by the modern-day jazz diva, "Home" is Monheit's tenth CD and will be accompanied by a world tour beginning in the Fall. Accompanying Monheit on "Home" are long-time Monheit band-members Michael Kanan (piano), Neal Miner on bass and Rick Montalbano on drums, who were joined on the CD by guest artists John Pizzarelli (vocals and guitar), Peter Eldridge (vocals), Frank Vignola (guitar), Joe Magnarelli (trumpet and flugelhorn), Mark O'Connor (violin) and Larry Goldings (piano).

Customer Reviews

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27 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No strings attached., September 25, 2010

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This review is from: Home (Audio CD)

In this outing Jane re-affirms that she is, primarily, a jazz singer; and does so in a setting that allows her to fully display her skills. Accompanied by no more than five instrumentalists on any track, in fact 2 of the 12 tracks are duets while 4 feature Monheit backed by just her regular working trio (piano,bass,drums). The content? All, save for one contribution from pianist/composer Larry Goldings, are fine selections from the Great American Songbook. The result is a recording that closely reflects what one would hear at one Jane's live shows. I might add that since giving birth to her son, Jane's voice has actually improved, gaining a couple of notes at the lower end of her range and maturing a bit. I like!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another great CD...Love it!!!, December 2, 2010

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A Conrad "Ask Conrad" (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Home (Audio CD)

Jane Monheit demonstrates her well-deserved place as a silky-smooth jazz singer with the release of "Home," a compilation of songs almost exclusively from the Great American Songbook. It is her first album with Emarcy/Universal, and also the first album she produced herself. With this, she was driven to realize her vision of what the CD should be, and to do what she wanted to do in the absence of anyone's assistance. Well, except for her band, consisting of Michael Kanan (piano), Neal Miner (bass), and Rick Montalbano (drums, and husband). With the new addition of their son to their pack, along with the return to the standard songbook, the title "Home" can be interpreted in multiple levels.

Though admittedly this CD was not immediately my to-die-for favorite from Jane, I listened to it a lot on several road trips from San Francisco to So. California and I have grown to appreciate it more and more. I enjoyed her duet with John Pizzarelli in "Tonight You Belong To Me," and also her arrangement and rendition of "Look For The Silver Lining." My wife and I enjoyed her performance in the Bay Area back in June, and eagerly anticipated the release "Home." This is one CD that will stay in my iPod for a long time. Highly recommended.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Jane's the girl for me, September 15, 2011

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Just Frazzled (From the Shop Around The Corner) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Home (Audio CD)

Jane Wrecks Me.. It's that simple.. However, this album contains a couple of songs with male singers... Bizzzzzz, not good. Janey girl I love you, but keep those male voices off of the material.