Title: Queen Latifah's tracks are grand.
Review: After hearing her on this album and seeing her work in the film "Chicago," I think it's past time a record producer talked Queen Latifah, rap star and actress, into doing a strict jazz album. I've heard others compare her work on this album to that of Pearl Bailey. Her voice is so rich, and, singing the blues, you can hear both amusement and pain in her tones. In fact, her recording of "Lush Life" is so accomplished that you do a double-take, thinking this cannot be the "U.N.I.T.Y." rapper. But it is.The rest of the album, alas, is less thrilling. Danny DeVito's a good enough vocalist, but he just sounds like someone who could wow people at a karaoke bar, little more than that.The other tunes, minus the Fenton score tracks that are heavy on piano and light on mood, are jazz and pop standards you could find on any number of albums.But Latifah, singing her heart out and winning over new fans, triumphs.
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