Search - Gabrielle Goodman :: Until We Love

September in New York, a fantastic Jazz love story .......

Paris Huang | Washington, DC United States | 11/27/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I accidently bought both of her CDs in a clearence sale in a record store in Taiwan when I know nothing about her.I bought the, just becuase she looks like a good Jazz singer on the cover, and there are a some standards I like very much such as "Luch Life", "One For My Baby". And the price of course was very low.However, after I went home, I found out that I had discovered a new gem !! Garbrille's voice and interpretation of the songs are perfect !! As a backup vocal of Reberta Flack, she deserves more attention. I am glad she had these two albums out here, but don't understand why she didn't continue to release records after 1994. Even though, her "Until We Love" was been put in a complication of Verve in 2002-- "Jazz Singing", along with Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Ella ..... etc. (no Diana Karall, thank god!)Her vocal has certain charm, which is able to transmit very delicate message through the singing while the passion within is so great. She has compose and write the lyrics for 3 titles in this album -- "Until We Love", which was in the 2002 Verve "Jazz Singing" collection. "Sorry to Say Goodbye" talks about how someone feel when he/she has to say goodbye to his/her lover. She use a very unique way of singing here to address the embrassing situaion -- she croons.The best song in this album is the third song that she wrote -- "September in New York". Not only tells a story to miss the old love when she travels the same place she met her lover, she also shows her talent at lyrics by discribing the love story happened in different scenes in NYC. And the melody is so catchy, you can not help just listen to it repeatly, and image NYC through her performance.Pity her albums are all out of stock now. I am so thankful that I own them !!"