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Title: Not my Fave but still Great
Review: This is vintage Monheit - the sultry voice over the patter of bass and drum with an occasional additional instrument thrown in every now and then. It is the vocal gyrations, the pure sounds, that carry the recording forward.Unlike other recordings, I cannot pick out any particular song that stands out - they are all superb. The lush, symphonic-like arrangements (I love 'em) are missing as are the ballades that soar to the stratosphere with ebullient sound. Nor do we find any of her now-famous Portuguese renditions that seemed on yet another plane. Instead, this is vintage jazz, excellent intonation (a skill she shares with Tierney Sutton and Cheryl Bentyne), and a sense of rhythm vaguely reminescent of Sinartra's. But all that aside, Ms Monheit is a wonderful performer in her own right. She has withstood the slings and arrows of those who do not recognize potential greatness and she did this with grace.
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