Innocent Of Nothing

Marilyn Scott | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 13, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: CreateSpace
• ASIN: B000F9TCL4
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #134,006 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #53 in Music > Jazz > Vocal Jazz > Vocalese

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A subjective review for the uninitiated, August 3, 2006

By 

Rick Cornell "RC" (Reno, Nv USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Innocent Of Nothing (Audio CD)

In reading the first three reviews of this c.d., it appears that those reviewers are Marilyn Scott aficionados, or at least ones familiar with this artist. OTOH, this is my 162nd review of a singer's c.d. for Ammy, but prior to listening to this, I was unfamiliar with Ms. Scott. So, I write from that perspective:

This c.d. is somewhat of a polyglot of styles, but with primarily "cool jazz" instrumentation. There are 7 originals and 3 covers.

I'm not one who is necessarily predisposed towards covers. In recent times I have given enthusiastic reviews to c.d.'s by Rene Marie, Erin Bode and Jackie Allen, and my enthusiasm has been aimed as much at the originals as the covers, if not more.

But here, I think clearly the best two cuts are the covers of Monk's "Round Midnight", arguably the finest original jazz ballad ever written, and Dylan's "It's Alright, Ma." "Midnight" has the most interesting instrumental arrangement on the disc, and "Ma" has all the power and anger of the Dylan original with the electric power of the band to boot. If the rest of this c.d. were as good as these two cuts, I'd give this 5 stars unhesitatingly. Ms. Scott has a most worthy voice for jazz, a strong straight tone with very little vibrato, and she sings with admirable expression.

But, my subjective opinion--and it is truly subjective, I'll admit--is that the originals here don't measure up to the covers. "Moods" (track 5), which has the "Innocent of Nothing" line, is probably the best of the originals, and "Icebox" (track 3) isn't bad; but they don't move me like the two aforementioned covers.

Apparently, this c.d. has hit enough cross-over markets that it's selling pretty well. Hurrah. I'm solidly in favor of jazz musicians selling a lot of c.d.'s. But if I knew then what I know now, I would have waited until this one hits the bargain bin before purchasing. And I'd take the one reviewer below's word, that this is not the best of Ms. Scott's c.d.'s, on faith. RC

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars : Classic Marilyn With a Twist, June 8, 2006

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Peter A. Oliver - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Innocent Of Nothing (Audio CD)

Don't Worry The Jazz Fans Love it
With this CD Marilyn's choice of material has become more diverse but this is classic Marilyn. As always she is constantly evolving, learning, observing and feeling life around her and this is conveyed in her songwriting. If you want Jazz! Round Midnight and Spring Will Really Hang You up! two Jazz Standards plus "A Flame" a song celebrating new love it could be a jazz standard itself, co-written by Marilyn and George Duke all beautifully delivered. For the Sophisticated Soul, Round and Round, Icebox and A Change, Fit the bill. Something new, "Share It" and "Moods" interwoven with poetry. Protest ? Social Comment? Your interpretation, Bob Dylan's "It's Alright Ma", again Marilyn has the knack of plucking a song from one genre and placing her stamp on it and placing it in another, the best example "You Don't Know Me" from her Smile CD.
If you know Marilyn Scott's past work it was as she called it Sophisticated Soul and it was.
Soul with a heavy jazz tinge and lots of key changes and beautiful vocals. Then came Nightcap which garnered a whole new audience and placed her firmly in the league of top ten jazz vocalists.
"So" which is she Jazz or Soul? Answer :- Both and it's all on "Innocent of Nothing" It's a beautiful CD recorded in three days by a premier Singer, Songwriter, session vocalist who cares about the subjects of her writing. Check out her website www.marilynscott.com

Peter UK

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This probably won't appeal to Marilyn Scott's jazz fans, June 6, 2006

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Steve Emerine (Tucson, AZ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Innocent Of Nothing (Audio CD)

Marilyn Scott's latest CD release is a disappointment -- not because she's lost her voice but because she's moved away from her jazz fans with the tunes she's selected. Fans of contemporary pop will probably like it. I'm sorry she abandoned her jazz audience for this effort, but I realize that members of that audience, myself included, haven't supported her earlier efforts as much as we should have. I hope she'll give us another chance by returning to jazz for her next CD. She's a talented singer and deserves more recognition than she's received in the past.