Review
RON KAPLAN Lounging Around Redux 2006 (Kapland) The Velvet Crooner The velvet crooner has reedited a good album and reconfirmed what we thought: it's soft but not boring, and the elegant power of his seemingly casual phrasing is in fact, ultra-tight. In a varied orchestral setting (compared to his duo with pianist Weber Iago, Saloon), he lets the excellent soloists speak, notably Donny McCaslin. The repertoire would be banal if not for the arrangements and interpretation; one often forgets that the quality of interpretation is the key to the standards. Easygoing swing and a sensibility without artifice are the hallmarks of what Kaplan holds dear with a special fervor. Ron Kaplan is an original personality in the world of jazz vocalists and he has managed to put his name into that previously closed inner circle. He has breathed new life into it by the sheer force of his style, for as you know, 'the style is the man himself'. A warm and sincere album, perfectly seductive. October 2006 Jean Szlamowicz, Jazz Hot Translation by Cheri Kaplan --Jazz Hot
Product Description
Entertainment News October 2006 Vol.21 No.4 CATCH THIS MUSIC CATCH A RISING STAR Ron Kaplan Kapland Records Lounging Around CD is a collection of 9 Jazz Standards. Blues In The Night , Cry Me A River and I Surrender Dear are just the tip of the iceberg. Ron is one of today s finest singers following in the steps of Sinatra and Tony Bennett. You really need to hear him in person. If you can't, at least buy this CD! Rising Star The Premier Entertainment Monthly Magazine Latest Hits