More Than You Know

Judy Akin | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 9, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Judy Akin: More Than You Know
• ASIN: B000CAA6BQ
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #714,447 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Voice, Beautiful Album, May 19, 2011

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This review is from: More Than You Know (Audio CD)

What a delight to find this album by Judy Akin. She has a voice that can be soft and mellow on meltdown love songs, but don't let the beautiful blue eyes and blond hair fool you, she also has the chops to take on blues tunes like "At Last" and "Since I Fell for You". On standards like "More Than You Know" and "They Can't Take That Away From Me" the arrangements are clean and simple guitar or piano, and though her voice is quite versatile, she seems to know when to not over-elaborate, unlike some other singers. My favorite is her jazzy update of Hoagy Carmichael's "The Nearness of You". While others keep sounding like the well-known Norah Jones version, this refreshing new take on it, is silky smooth and almost playful. How to describe her voice? Not as flowery as Jane Monheit, more full and round than Diana Krall's whisper, and more self-contained than Linda Ronstadt rattling the windows. She has a smooth, easy on the ears voice, with both a wide range and a wide comfort zone. Seeming to be equally at home with standards, blues, or jazz, Judy Akin is a gem.