Susannah has done so much for her fans over the years by giving them some wonderful tunes of all types.  Although she could not chase away her own blues, she helps us chase away ours with this delightful CD, which is a a series of uptempo and breezy tunes that will play great in your car or in your home.
As she usualy does, Susannah choses songs from a wide variety of composers.  The title tune, by Jobim is a standout.  Susannah continues her love for Gershwin by giving us a couple of his efforts - "Fascinating Rhythm" and "Who Cares".  And we get a song from Satchmo - "Swing That Music" and of course, the Duke, with "Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me".  Dizzy Gillespie's "Breezin' Along with the Breeze" just about sums it all up and is one of my favorites. And finally, "Can't Take You Nowhere", by Dave Frishberg (who is heard on piano on this one and plays on seeveral of Susannah's CDs (Aside - Dave Frishberg is an artist worth checking out. If you've heard Peel Me A Grape, Quality Time and Van Lingle Mungo, you know who this is).  Her duet with him on "Everything's Been Done Before" is definitetly worth hearing.  There is also a song titled "P.S. I Love You", which is not the Beatles song but a beautiful and poignant song written by Johnny Mercer in the 1930's.  Listen to the lyrics and they are just as relevant today as when they were written nearly 70 years ago.
We were very fortunate to have had among us an artist like Susannah McCorkle who had enormous talent and who could seemingly handle any type of song given to her.  We should be grateful that she was able to introduce us to the works of so many composers and with her help, many of them found a new popularity.  It is wonderful that so many of these great songs, written so many years ago, have survived and we have Susannah and others to thank for it.
Susannah has done so much for her fans over the years by giving them some wonderful tunes of all types. Although she could not chase away her own blues, she helps us chase away ours with this delightful CD, which is a a series of uptempo and breezy tunes that will play great in your car or in your home. As she usualy does, Susannah choses songs from a wide variety of composers. The title tune, by Jobim is a standout. Susannah continues her love for Gershwin by giving us a couple of his efforts - "Fascinating Rhythm" and "Who Cares". And we get a song from Satchmo - "Swing That Music" and of course, the Duke, with "Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me". Dizzy Gillespie's "Breezin' Along with the Breeze" just about sums it all up and is one of my favorites. And finally, "Can't Take You Nowhere", by Dave Frishberg (who is heard on piano on this one and plays on seeveral of Susannah's CDs (Aside - Dave Frishberg is an artist worth checking out. If you've heard Peel Me A Grape, Quality Time and Van Lingle Mungo, you know who this is). Her duet with him on "Everything's Been Done Before" is definitetly worth hearing. There is also a song titled "P. S. I Love You", which is not the Beatles song but a beautiful and poignant song written by Johnny Mercer in the 1930's. Listen to the lyrics and they are just as relevant today as when they were written nearly 70 years ago. We were very fortunate to have had among us an artist like Susannah McCorkle who had enormous talent and who could seemingly handle any type of song given to her. We should be grateful that she was able to introduce us to the works of so many composers and with her help, many of them found a new popularity. It is wonderful that so many of these great songs, written so many years ago, have survived and we have Susannah and others to thank for it.