Title: A Jewel
Product review: O'Day's singing, by turns playful and moving, is always interesting. On this album, her interpretations are more explicitly emotional (this due, perhaps, to a slightly rougher voice) than on the other Verves I've heard. McFarland's arrangments are rich and surprising, with out-of-left-field bits that turn out to serve the songs perfectly--as good a description as any of O'Day's technique. Standouts for me are "A Woman Alone with the Blues," the scatted "Up State," and the slow-then-swinging "Nightbird," but everything here is a treat.
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