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Title: Not jazz as I know it
Review: By all means, buy this album if you like little girl voices. Lisa bluffs her way through these standards in a pseudo-sexy, Swedish-accented, Marilyn Monroe-ish way ... but never for a moment convinces me she is singing jazz. Just listen to the sound clip of "Boy Next Door" to hear how she doesn't cut pitching the #4 of the chord (on the words "ignore" and "next door"). Not that pitch is everything ... But she just doesn't inhabit the songs (I don't believe her) - especially "Love for Sale" and "Lush Life". I think she'd do better sticking to material she can musically handle. There are too many artists intent on tackling the repertoire of standards and doing an unconvincing job of it.
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