Girl Talk

Vanessa Rubin

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 28, 2001)
• Original Release Date: August 28, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Telarc
• ASIN: B00005N580
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #159,099 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

On Girl Talk, Vanessa Rubin runs the gamut of jazz styles and vocal approaches. Ably accompanied by a stellar band of veterans and up-and-comers--Cedar Walton and Larry Willis on piano, Lewis Nash on drums, Eric Alexander and Javon Jackson on tenor sax, David Williams on bass--Rubin puts her warm, tuneful stamp on a variety of material. Though wearing her influences on her sleeve--Ella Fitzgerald, Carmen McCrae, Sarah Vaughan, Dakota Staton, and Nancy Wilson--Rubin nonetheless brings enough personality to make these songs her own. From the jaunty "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" to the sad and dreamy "One for My Baby" to the risqué "Sex Is a Misdemeanor (The More You Miss De Meaner You Get)," Rubin exults in her stylistic range and chameleonlike voice. On "But Not for Me" and "Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You," she's joined by husky-voiced Etta James, who brings some gritty authenticity to the mix. Along with Diana Krall and Cassandra Wilson, Vanessa Rubin shows respect for her predecessors while bringing something fresh to the music. --Wally Shoup

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Vanessa Always Delivers, July 4, 2004

By	Donna E. Oldham (Durham, NC United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Vanessa Rubin should get a lot more press and sell a lot more CDs than she does, and GIRL TALK is another reason why. Classic, elegant and soulful - Vanessa delivers jazz standards as they were ment to be sung. She maintains the integrity of the song, and always leaves you wanting more.

With the loss of most of the great ladies of jazz, Vanessa Rubin gives us something to hope for.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Etta JONES!, August 28, 2002

By A Customer

I am mostly writing to say that Wally Shoup got it wrong in the review or whoever types in the review got it wrong....anybody who knows Etta's voice would know that that was the inimitable Etta Jones singing and not Etta James. All three Vanessa, Etta and Etta are wonderful....but it has to be said and corrected that the singer with Ms. Rubin was ETTA JONES!

But not for me....swinging. Very nice, Vanessa and great taste in singers.....how nice to have something with Etta now that we will all miss her so much.