If Women Ruled the World

Ethel Ennis | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 6, 1998)
• Original Release Date: October 6, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Savoy Jazz
• ASIN: B00000DC2F
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #203,421 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars OUTSTANDING, March 17, 2000

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"dorysam" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: If Women Ruled the World (Audio CD)

WE HAVE LOVED ETHEL ENNIS FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND ARE SO HAPPY SHE IS SINGING FOR US ONCE AGAIN.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tour de force by leading female jazz singer, October 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: If Women Ruled the World (Audio CD)

Ethel Ennis is one of America's more hidden musical treasures. This new CD, released by Savoy Jazz/Denon, reveals her talents to a new generation of listeners.

In this first release for Savoy, Ethel explores the work of traditional and contemporary female writers and composers. She uses top notch New York musicians, including two outstanding women horn players: Ingrid Jensen (trumpet) and Jane Ira Bloom (saxophone).

Marc Copland, keyboardist and producer, is revered in New York for his sensitive musicality. In this CD he creates a context for Ethel who improvises with the players to create spontaneous, deeply felt renditions of familiar songs which become original compositions. Just listen to what she does with "When I Need You."

The song selections also give Ethel opportunities to express her own convictions about the need for men and women to be free and honest about themselves. "Hey You", her own composition, once performed in Jimmy Carter's White House, asks people to "do what you want to do."

When Betty Carter died recently, listeners have asked "who's left" to continue the jazz tradition of singers who create living music when they perform songs. This CD answers the question. "Ethel"

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Impressed, June 24, 2004

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Gaylen Halbert (Weimar, California United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: If Women Ruled the World (Audio CD)

I saw this album in a used CD bin and took a chance. Wow! I highly recommend it to both jazz and pop music fans. Thanks to Marc Copland for his contribution.