Shopping For Your Heart

by Jeff Baker

Overview

Jazz vocalist Jeff Baker's third CD for OA2 is a perfect example of a confident young singer willing to explore music from many different genres so long as the tunes are promising. Backed by a great band that includes saxophonist Brent Jensen, pianist Bill Anschell, and drummer John Bishop (all of whom were present on his second release for the label), plus bassist Jeff Johnson, Baker is never predictable in his approach to any song and generously features his musicians (particularly Anschell and Jensen) at length. His dreamy setting of the standard "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" is matched by the well-crafted arrangement of Carole King's "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" that transforms this 1960s pop song into true jazz material. Baker is also a master singing vocalese to Charlie Parker's "Billie's Bounce" or scatting to Miles Davis' "All Blues" with authority. Recommended. ~ Ken Dryden

Product Details

Release Date:	02/20/2007
Label:	Oa2 Records
UPC:	0805552203127
Rank:	245593

Tracks

1. All Blues
2. What'll I Do
3. Roll to Me
4. In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
5. Shopping for Your Heart
6. Billie's Bounce
7. A Day in the Life of a Fool
8. Stolen Moments
9. Will You Still Love Me
10. Yardbird Suite
11. Mean Old Man
12. Time After Time

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jeff Baker   Primary Artist,Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocals
John Bishop   Drums
Jeff Johnson   Double Bass
Brent Jensen   Saxophone
Bill Anschell   Piano

Technical Credits

Reed Ruddy   Audio Engineer,Engineer,Assistant Producer
Jeff Baker   Audio Production,Arranger,Producer,Liner Notes
Mark Guenther   Mastering
Sam Hofstedt   Assistant Engineer
Jule Styne   Composer
Oliver Nelson   Composer
Miles Davis   Composer
Carl Sigman   Composer
Bill Anschell   Arranger,Assistant Producer
Sammy Cahn   Composer
Mark Murphy   Composer
Luiz Bonfa   Composer
Charlie Parker   Composer
Irving Berlin   Composer
Sheldon Smith   Composer
David Mann   Composer
Bob Hilliard   Composer
Bill Austin   Composer