Search - Rebecca Kilgore :: Music of Jimmy Van Heusen

Very solid Becky

E. C Goodstein | Northern CA United States | 08/13/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"3d collaboration between Kilgore & Keith ingram. And it's a natural fit with the

delightful songs of Van Heusen, who's perhaps somewhat overlooked these days. A very nice mix of some familiar and some very obscure (but worthwhile). Becky's voice is great on this material, if I find their last one 'Jump 1224' just a little bit more consistently really excellent. But that's quibbling. Wonderful treatments of such great songs as "I Thought About You," "Deep in a Dream," "Here's that Rainy Day' (to which RK brings a charming side not always heard in torchier treatments IMO) & others. One of three great albums by RK this year (along with "Easy As It Gets" w. John Sheridan Dream Band, & vol. 2 of her Maxine Sullivan tributes, "Make Someone Happy' w. the Bobby Gordon Trio). All very worthwhile. Yes, it sounds kinda like the '40's with better sound, but that's really the point. Timeless songs IMO."