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Outstanding

Chris Honingh | Krommenie, NH Netherlands | 05/29/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is going to be a rave review. Although I hated her on Tell me I'm not dreaming (1995) and liked her on Hobo (1997), I wasn't sure whether she would evolve in something more than an interpreter of songs written by others. She clearly has made a ninety degrees turn in her handling of the material she likes and you can hear that she is content with this new approach; she literally has found her own way of making music. Due to the astonishing sound quality of the Chesky brothers (it's even better than on Hobo, which in comparison sounds a bit thin and distant), her voice is warm and compelling, the band is topnotch as usual and the arrangements are superb. Listen especially to A Whiter Shade of Pale, originally done by Procol Harum, and hear what Sara K. does with this too familiar song. She gives it back it's classical origin (the theme is from Bach) and here too, the accordion is marvelous."

Marvelous music and sound

Rodolfo Tacsan Ch | San josé, Costa Rica | 06/02/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Chesky Records has made it with this CD. Sara K's voice is clear, detailed and palpable. Together with a simply played, yet marvelously sounding piano, and an accordeon, she just managed to put together a beautiful record. I recommend this CD to any audiophiles and to any music lover. An A+ for sound and for performance."