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Jackie Allen | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 31, 1999)
• Original Release Date: August 24, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Naxos
• ASIN: B00000JYRS
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #371,544 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Too Hot For Words

2. Day Dream

3. Doodlin'

4. Lost In The Stars

5. Dearly Beloved

6. My Romance

7. In You Go

8. Left Alone

9. I Was A Little Too Lonely

10. Which?

11. Admit It

12. I'm Just A Woman

13. It's Bad For Me

14. The Meaning Of The Blues

15. The Last Dance

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A refreshing approach to standards and more, August 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Which (Audio CD)

If you're a fan of Diana Krall or other adult contemporary artists, I strongly recommend that you give Jackie Allen a listen. Not only does she have a refreshing approch to standards, she actually comes up with plenty of good material other artists haven't discovered.

The title track, "Which?" by Cole Porter is a thoroughly contemporary song about life choices. It's also a Cole Porter tune I've never heard before. Jackie's spin on it is totally convincing. Nor have I ever heard Kurt Weill's "Lost in the Stars."

I recommend her take on Billy Strayhorn's "Daydream." The melody, lyrics and performance are completely bewitching.

Jackie's versatility comes through in the deliciously playful "Doodlin'" and "Too Hot for Words."

Give Jackie Allen a try. You won't be disappointed.

3 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Pop singer, works well with swing jazz musicians, July 5, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Which (Audio CD)

Ms. Allen does not have Diane Krall's cool so don't be mislead by the previous. However, the previous reviewer did describe her as contemporary pop which seems accurate. I believe the liner notes describe her as a breathy alto. Sometimes she reminds me of Maria Muldaur or Allison Krauss. Most of the songs are in a romantic vain. Nothing really up tempo. Bill Cunliffe is the leader, pianinst.