April in Paris

by Jeri Brown

Overview

Jeri Brown, who has emerged to become one of the top jazz singers of the 1990s, pays tribute to the passion of Paris on this CD without performing the title cut. Sticking to ballads (other than a medium-tempo "Summertime"), Brown's sensuous voice (particularly her low notes) are well suited to the complex material, which includes a song co-written with Kenny Wheeler ("Gentle Piece"), a pair of Michel Legrand numbers that add the effective accordion of Roberto De Brashov, a brief poem, a couple of standards and mostly high-quality obscurities. The music is atmospheric and sometimes haunting, swinging lightly and filled with subtle invention by the talented singer and her supportive trio. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	11/19/1996
Label:	Justin Time
UPC:	0068944009220
Rank:	213944

Tracks

1. Gentle Piece
2. Once upon a Summertime (La Valse des Lilas)
3. The Twelfth of Never
4. When April Comes Again
5. Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)
6. Morning Lovely
7. I Could Have Loved You
8. Summertime
9. Poem: As the Mist Leaves No Scar
10. Greensleeves
11. The Windmills of Your Mind (Les Moulins de Mon Coeur)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jeri Brown   Primary Artist,Vocals
John Betsch   Drums,Featured Artist
Pierre Michelot   Bass,Featured Artist
Alain Jean-Marie   Piano,Featured Artist
Roberto de Brasov   Accordion,Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Michael Slobodian   Photography
Ian Terry   Mastering
Eddie Barclay   Composer
Eddy Marnay   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
DuBose Heyward   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Leslie Bricusse   Composer
Jeri Brown   Composer,Producer
Jim West   Executive Producer
Michel Legrand   Composer
Mark Johnston   Photography
Marc Pompe   Composer
Yannick Cayuela   Assistant Engineer
Alain Cluzeau   Engineer
Paul Francis Webster   Composer
Anthony Newley   Composer
Kenny Wheeler   Composer
Jimmy Rowles   Composer
Carole Bayer Sager   Composer
Jerry Livingston   Composer
Public Domain   Composer
Alain de Grosbois   Consultant,Production Consultant
Agnes Jacob   Translation
Jean-Pierre Leduc   Production Coordination
Doris Schaefer   Composer
Bill Kipper   Mastering
Stephane Bergeron   Mixing
Alex Dutilh   Liner Notes
Fred Grenon   Mixing Assistant
Traditional   Composer
Paul Weston   Composer