Dance Delicioso

by Chris McNulty

Overview

Chris McNulty is an unusually adventurous jazz vocalist -- not so much in her singing style itself, which is unique and personal without being exactly avant-garde, but in her repertoire, which on this album includes an exquisite Annie Lennox cover and a slightly less exquisite version of the Irish folk song "She Moved Through the Fair," as well as such standard material as "All of You," "Star Eyes," and "Meaning of the Blues." McNulty's voice is sultry and soft around the edges, and it sounds especially natural and comfortable in a Latin context -- check out both the subtly Latin vibe of her own "New Day" and the more assertively Brazilian feel of her arrangement of "Meaning of the Blues." She generally avoids vocal pyrotechnics, depending instead on gentle shadings of inflection to get her points across. McNulty's sidemen include drummer Billy Hart and, on several tracks, legendary pianist Mulgrew Miller, but the one who steals the show is David Budway, whose piano solo on "Star Eyes" provides one of the album's highlight moments. Recommended. ~ Rick Anderson

Product Details

Release Date:	07/12/2005
Label:	Elefant Dreams
UPC:	0825346580326
Rank:	257765

Tracks

1. Primitive
2. New Day
3. He Moved Through the Fair
4. All of You
5. Meaning of the Blues
6. Dance Delicioso
7. Last Farewell
8. Roamin'
9. Star Eyes
10. Only the Silence
11. Last Farewell (Reprise)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Chris McNulty   Primary Artist,Vocals,Voices
Paul Bollenback   Guitar,Steel String,Guitar (Electric),Guitar (Nylon String)
Ugonna Okegwo   Double Bass,Bass (Acoustic)
Gary Bartz   Saxophone,Soloist,Sax (Alto)
Gary Thomas   Saxophone
Billy Hart   Drums
Erik Friedlander   Cello
Keith Fluitt   Vocal Group
Mulgrew Miller   Piano
Dave Pietro   Sax (Alto),Sax (Soprano)
David Budway   Piano
Darryl Tookes   Vocal Group
John Di Martino   Piano
Rozz Morehead   Vocal Group
LaTanya Hall   Vocal Group
Cafe de Silva   Percussion
Sonny Barbato   Pianarpa,Accordion

Technical Credits

Cole Porter   Composer
Leah Worth   Composer
Don Raye   Composer
Bobby Troup   Composer
Mark Wilder   Mastering
Annie Lennox   Composer
Robert Sadin   Mixing,Producer,Session Producer
Dave Darlington   Mixing,Engineer
Paul Bollenback   Arranger,Producer,Vocal Arrangement,Executive Producer
Chris McNulty   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Executive Producer
John Di Martino   Arranger,Vocal Arrangement
Arnold Brown   Lighting
Traditional   Composer
Gene DePaul   Composer