Long Way Home

Dominique Eade | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 13, 1999)
• Original Release Date: April 13, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B00000IFUW
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #252,266 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Come Down in Time

2. I'm Hans Christian Andersen

3. Velvet

4. Comrade/Anywhere I Wander

5. The Open Road

6. Baltimore Oriole

7. Two for the Road

8. All My Life

9. Have I Stayed Away Too Long?

10. Rounding the Bend

11. Let's Take the Long Way Home

12. Warm and Lovely Sunrise

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

After paying tribute to Stan Kenton Band vocalists June Christy and Chris Connor on 1997's auspicious When the Wind Was Cool, singer Dominique Eade heeds her own muse on this neatly refined follow-up. It's a smart but playful project, loosely based on emotional and geographical journeys, and given exquisite accompaniment by luminaries such as bassist Dave Holland and guitarist Mick Goodrick. Instead of trying to dazzle anybody, Eade pitches her warm, unpretentious tone with enough nuance to sound both coy and abashed on "Have I Stayed Away Too Long?"; wry and rueful on "Velvet"; and eager to flit and chirp alongside percussionist Cyro Baptista on Hoagy Carmichael's "Baltimore Oriole." Whether languid (as on Elton John's "Come Down in Time") or sprightly (the title track), Eade's scatting encompasses both harmonic and rhythmic innovation. And she's smart enough to leave ample solo space for her ace band (which also includes pianist Bruce Barth) on the four originals mixed among the CD's 13 tunes. --Britt Robson

From Jazziz

"The songs on this album are close to my heart, close to the experiences I'm going through," says vocalist Dominique Eade of her new RCA Victor release, The Long Way Home. "I knew I wanted this album to be about home, but as I began choosing songs, I realized it was more about home being a place to yearn for and dream from." Since Eade has hung her hat in a number of places - London, Stuttgart, New York, Boston - it makes sense that the album features an eclectic array of songs. Composer credits range from Harold Arlen to Ornette Coleman to Elton John. "I'm interested in pushing the

musical vocabulary of jazz a little further, but in a subtle way, not just to sound edgy or strident," Eade says. "Even if I re-craft a standard, there's still a foundation there, a context - it's not just nostalgia, but a way of measuring the distance we've come."

--- JAZZIZ Magazine Copyright © 2000, Milor Entertainment, Inc.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A CD I loved at first listen and second, and third, and....., April 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Long Way Home (Audio CD)

This CD begins as perfect Sunday morning jazz - bright, clear, and complex, and beautifully fades to night . Eade's voice is luxurious yet clear, complex but not complicated, fresh and new yet skilled and mature. There is nothing "easy" here and there is nothing effected or pretentious. Eade balances her role on the CD with generous sequences showcasing her terrific musicians. She is obviously talented enough to make serious music, and smart enough to avoid the fame game. Brava.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Jazz Vocal Cd Amongst Current Crop Of The New Releases, June 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Long Way Home (Audio CD)

With all due respect to Ms. Krall,Ms. Wilson, and Mr. Connick, this is the best jazz vocal cd around today. "Traveling Miles" is a major disappointment on the behalf on Cassandra Wilson because she is not expanding on her talents. Besides, who needs another jazz tribute set? Ms. Krall and Mr. Connick sound fine on their new cd's but the material on each cd could been better selected to suit their talents. Meanwhile, Ms. Eade is sounding better than ever and the choice of songs is excellent.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the most beautiful voice I know, June 17, 2005

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This review is from: Long Way Home (Audio CD)

All of Dominique cd's are just wonderful, in the past few years she as become one of my favorite jazz singer.

Some of the bad reviews given to Dominique cds are unfair, most probably written by people not having done well as students of Dominique. This particular cd is as good as anything she has done if not even better.

Her voice has great beauty and maturity, and although her style as always be on the cool side of jazz, she is a great story teller too. Highly recommended

Dominique we are waiting for a new cd.