Ballet Time : Anne Philips Sings with..

Label: Conawago
Year: 2007
Released on LP: No
Released on CD: Yes

Tracks

In Your Own Sweet Way

Personnel

Notes

Recorded at Mrs. Don Elliott's studio, Westport, CT. with Dave Brubeck on piano and Anne Philips, vocals.

Liner Notes

"Ballet Time ... May I have this dance? That's how I felt as I called each of the friends who so graciously agreed to record one cut with me for this CD. Each has a place in my history, from Dave Brubeck, who I met when I was 18, to Matt Perri, who I met when he was 18."

Reviews

All Music Guide – CD - Review – copyright

Vocalist Anne Phillips may not be a familiar name to many jazz fans, though since she began her professional career in the early 1960s as a member of the Ray Charles Singers on the Perry Como Show, she has worked in many musical formats as a singer, composer, arranger, conductor and producer. This project was a special labor of love, as she recruited a number of old friends that she met along the way and recruited them to appear on one track apiece with her. Her engaging vocal duet with Bob Dorough (who complements their vocals with some lively piano) of his "I've Got Just About Everything" is a playful affair.

Phillips lays a bit behind the beat effectively in spots in Dave Brubeck's loping treatment of his timeless "In Your Own Sweet Way," while she captures the nostalgic magic of pianist Dave Frishberg's lyrics in his ballad (with music by Johnny Mandel) "You Are There." Marian McPartland is on hand for her haunting ballad "In the Days of Our Love," with Phillips bringing out the essence of Peggy Lee's lyrics. Phillips' duet with tenor saxophonist Bob Kindred (her husband) of "Embraceable You" is full of humor, as is "Double Talk" a duet with organist Larry Goldings that has a campy lyric in the style of Annie Ross. There's never a dull moment in this delightful musical scrapbook.

Ken Dryden

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