Find a heart

"Multi Grammy nominee vocalist Denise Donatelli unveils another gem of an album with the much-anticipated Find A Heart, collaborating once again with producer/arranger, pianist Geoffrey Keezer documenting a surprisingly new direction for the singer as she ventures into the non-standards area ... This project finds the vocalist and pianist exploring new territory as they take the music of modern pop and jazz masters like Sting, David Crosby and Russell Ferrante among others, and ask the question, "Isn't it time for new standards?" ... The evolution of The Great American Songbook begins with the Donald Fagen composition "Big Noise, New York" featuring an opening blast from saxophonist great Bob Sheppard before the sparkling vocals of the leader take over on what is a burning beginning to a heck of an album ... Donatelli closes the album with heartfelt emotion paying humble respect to current standards with superior renditions of "Midnight Sun" and Billy Strayhorn's "Day Dream"...An outstanding vocal recording that takes Denise Donatelli's performance to another level".

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"In spite of the uptempo opener - a hard-bop reading of Donald Fagen's "Big Noise, New York", the disc settles a languid, torch-song mode that makes the tunes sound interchangeable".