Monday, April 5, 2010
Suzanne Jamieson
A Sun-Up Sky (LML Music)
Long before
"pop" became whatever Ryan Seacrest is hawking in any given week, it
was a word synonymous with the Great American Songbook and the mature emotional
palette expressed therein. Racine
native Suzanne Jamieson excels in applying the colors from that palette to some
of that book's songs and others owing to its legacy. Over softly recorded
arrangements rich with piano, Jamieson lends gusto to material by writers
ranging from Cole Porter to Barry Manilow. Her supple soprano tone, given to
occasional runs of diva drama, should find fans among those who already enjoy
Kristin Chenoweth; Diana Krall lovers may also find favor with the prominence
of keyboard against expressive female vocals. Within that old-fashioned
definition of pop, Jamieson combines jazz, adult contemporary and show-tune
intuition into a sound just right for nightclub evenings and seductions
aplenty.



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