Track Listings (12) - Disc #1| All Artists: Connie Evingson Title: i have dreamed Members Wishing: 1 Total Copies: 0 Label: Minnehaha Music Original Release Date: 4/1/1995 Release Date: 4/1/1995 Genres: Jazz, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists Styles: Swing Jazz, Traditional Jazz & Ragtime, Vocal Jazz, Oldies, Vocal Pop, Traditional Vocal Pop Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 725094200128 |
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Minneapolis-based Connie Evingson combines her experience in musical theater with her jazz singing in I Have Dreamed, a 55-minute set of Broadway standards backed by a crack ensemble. If there's a fault here, it's that th... more » |
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Amazon.com Minneapolis-based Connie Evingson combines her experience in musical theater with her jazz singing in I Have Dreamed, a 55-minute set of Broadway standards backed by a crack ensemble. If there's a fault here, it's that the selections seem a little too safe--an overreliance on My Fair Lady and Rodgers and Hammerstein tunes that we've heard umpteen times before. That's probably why the highlight is a searing take on The Golden Apple's "Lazy Afternoon," with guitar and percussion providing her only accompaniment. Evingson fans will want this CD, but novices would do better to start with her more straightforward jazz releases, Fever: A Tribute to Peggy Lee and Some Cats Know. --David Horiuchi Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsShowtunes in jazzy disguise... Alan Goldwasser | Seattle, WA | 05/16/2000 (5 out of 5 stars) "All three of Connie's discs knock me out, but this one -- her recording debut -- is still my favorite. Cool, mature, textured jazz covers of some unlikely material from the Broadway stage. The songs may seem familiar to you, but they seem completely new and redesigned. Ranee Lee tried this approach on a disc in 1992, but Connie pulls it off without the gimmicks. This woman has a voice and she's not afraid to use it -- if you're a fan of female vocalists soaring above expert arrangements...GET THIS. Each time I play this disc for a friend, I create an instant fan with one listen." Standards Unstandardized Alan Goldwasser | 01/13/2000 (5 out of 5 stars) "This CD is sung with such obvious passion, with such true devotion to the beautiful lyrics written for musicals such as "My Fair Lady," "The King and I," and "Oklahoma!" that it is almost irresistible. The music is familiar, yet sounds completely new (even to the listener who could recite every word spoken and sung by Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison in "My Fair Lady"), and Evingson's voice is very soothing to hear. She makes the songs come alive, makes you want to sing along, and makes you wish she weren't only appearing live in concert in Minneapolis-St. Paul. This CD is a must for lovers of musicals and for those who appreciate clear, stylishly uncomplicated and genuine vocals. (And the music behind the voice is quite wonderful, too!)" An Interesting CD drjp | Los Angeles | 04/27/2009 (3 out of 5 stars) "I love Connie Evingson. I think she has one of the most beautiful voices of the current singers. This CD - one of her earlier CDs - has some wonderful versions of familiar songs, such as Lazy Afternoon, and some jazzed-up Broadway tunes, which don't always work. They are interesting to listen to but not always satisfying because of the instrumental back-ups and her attempt to do something new with these songs. The CD illustrates her growth and maturity as a singer when you compare this one to her latest ones. Connie Evingson should be much bigger than she is now."
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