When A Woman Loves A Man

Calabria Foti (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Faccia Bella Records
• ASIN: B0007PNPE6
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #61,964 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Impressively Beautiful Debut Album, April 14, 2008

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Rebecca*rhapsodyinblue* (CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: When A Woman Loves A Man (Audio CD)

"When I first heard Calabria, I felt I had discovered a hidden treasure." ~ Jorge Calandrelli ~

Recorded and released in 2005, Calabria Foti's "When A Woman Loves A Man" is one of the most remarkable debut albums ever produced. Before she became a full-pledged vocalist, Ms. Foti was an in-demand studio musician as a violinist/soloist in Los Angeles jazz scene. Her talent goes beyond being a jazz vocalist, she's also a songwriter and arranger as well.

Backed by a group of fine musicians headed by her husband, a fine trombonist and music professor, Bob McChesney, pianist Matt Harris and saxophonist Pete Christlieb, among others, and a string section consisting of 30 musicians, Calabria Foti interprets in her own inimitable style ten classic songs from the Great American Songbook infusing into every song her beautiful crystal-clear voice and flawless phrasing. There's an ear-candy for every fan -- if you love Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields, "A Fine Romance" is a delightful listen. If you love Sammy Cahn, Jim Van Heusen and Johnny Burke, listen closely to "Like Someone In Love" and "All The Way" where she also plays violin. If you love Ray Noble, there's "I Hadn't Anyone Till You" to enjoy. If you love Harold Arlen and Ira Gershwin, you'll be charmed with "The Man That Got Away" (a medley with "When Your Lover Has Gone" written by Einar Aaron Swan). If you love Rodgers and Hammerstein, you'll also love "This Nearly Was Mine." If you love Johnny Mercer, Gordon Jenkins and Bernie Hanighen, you'll be fascinated with the title track, "When A Woman Loves A Man."

If you enjoyed listening to Peggy Lee's version of "Fever," you'll absolutely adore the way Ms. Foti gives this gem from John Davenport and Eddie Coole a fresh treatment resulting in an impressively beautiful rendition - one of the very best, I would say.

If you listened to this debut album with a smile on your face, you'll certainly love her sophomore CD, A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening, which is making waves at the jazz scene since it was released five months ago. Both CDs are simply overflowing with charms.

My ears have confirmed what the great arranger/conductor/orchestrator, Jorge Calandrelli once said about Calabria Foti -- he's absolutely right, listening to her for the first time is like having "discovered a hidden treasure." Amen to that!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Absolute Gem., September 7, 2011

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D. Murray "Arranger Fan" (Fishers, IN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: When A Woman Loves A Man (Audio CD)

The female voice began the title song with the lyric by herself....

"Maybe He's Not Much"...

Whatever I was thinking about at that moment vanished...and I listened more..

"just another man...doin what he can....."
"but what does she care...when a woman loves a man"

Instantly I became weak kneed and turned emotionally into butter.

She didn't shout, yet she wasn't pensive.....

Oh and by the way....in tune and right on pitch too..

Throughout this album...the quality rings through and through.....

I have both of her albums...and I'm starving for more!!!!

Doug Murray
Fishers, IN

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than her 2nd album, May 6, 2011

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David J. Rutman (Etters, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: When A Woman Loves A Man (Audio CD)

I had never heard of Calabria Foti until I bumbled upon this recording. Her voice is absolutely gorgeous. And I'm really not a big fan of vocal jazz. But Foti's voice is like a fine musical instrument. Intonation is spot on. Tone is full. And the jazzy solos by Christlieb and McChesney make this a very interesting listen. I find this first album has a better mix of tempos than her second album. If you like jazzier pieces, get this one (CD Baby still has copies). If you tend to go more for romantic, slow, "dim the lights" music, try her second album. Let's hope she soon records a THIRD!! Move over Diana Krall and Jane Monheit. Meet Ms. Foti.