Name: Reflections of Rosemary
Brand: Concord
SKU: 40521
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Reflections of Rosemary

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Album: Reflections of Rosemary
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Blue Skies Album Version	More Info...	3:50
2)	I'll Be Home Album Version	More Info...	3:12
3)	The Best Is Yet To Come Album Version	More Info...	2:47
4)	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry Album Version	More Info...	4:26
5)	Mood Indigo Album Version	More Info...	4:29
6)	It Might As Well Be Spring Album Version	More Info...	4:28
7)	Van Heusen Medley Album Version	More Info...	5:30
8)	You're Gonna Hear From Me Album Version	More Info...	3:04
9)	It Never Entered My Mind/In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning Album Version	More Info...	5:33
10)	I've Grown Accustomed To His Face Album Version	More Info...	4:03
11)	Time After Time Album Version	More Info...	3:11
12)	The Music That Makes Me Dance Album Version	More Info...	4:00
13)	You Are There Album Version	More Info...	3:24
14)	Blue Skies Demo	More Info...	0:49

Album: Reflections of Rosemary
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Blue Skies Album Version	More Info...	3:50
2)	I'll Be Home Album Version	More Info...	3:12
3)	The Best Is Yet To Come Album Version	More Info...	2:47
4)	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry Album Version	More Info...	4:26
5)	Mood Indigo Album Version	More Info...	4:29
6)	It Might As Well Be Spring Album Version	More Info...	4:28
7)	Van Heusen Medley Album Version	More Info...	5:30
8)	You're Gonna Hear From Me Album Version	More Info...	3:04
9)	It Never Entered My Mind/In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning Album Version	More Info...	5:33
10)	I've Grown Accustomed To His Face Album Version	More Info...	4:03
11)	Time After Time Album Version	More Info...	3:11
12)	The Music That Makes Me Dance Album Version	More Info...	4:00
13)	You Are There Album Version	More Info...	3:24
14)	Blue Skies Demo	More Info...	0:49

Performer Notes

Personnel: Debby Boone (vocals); Rosemary Clooney (vocals); John Pizzarelli, Jim Fox (guitar); Armen Ksadjikian (cello); Gary Foster (clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Dan Higgins , Scott Hamilton (tenor saxophone); Warren Luening (trumpet, flugelhorn); John Oddo (piano); Chuck Berghofer (bass instrument); Gregg Field (drums); Daniel Greco (percussion); Cherry O'Neill, Lindy Michaelis, Laury Browning (background vocals).
For those with long memories, Debby Boone's name will be synonymous with the monster '70s hit "You Light Up My Life." Reflections of Rosemary, however, represents a different Boone, someone who's lived a second life on Broadway in productions of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and The Sound of Music. In a broader sense, Boone's bid as a jazz singer makes perfect sense in the wake of Diana Krall and Norah Jones. Boone even offers a version of Hank Williams' "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," a song that reminds one of Jones' take on "Cold, Cold Heart" on Come Away With Me. If all three singers seem something of a throwback to say, Rosemary Clooney, then that's just fine with contemporary listeners. Reflections of Rosemary is well sung and tasteful, and should quickly find its place on mainstream jazz's heavy rotation play lists. The accompaniment is light on songs like "Blue Skies" and "I'll Be Home," allowing Boone's voice to take center stage. On "Mood Indigo," however, she's joined on the chorus by her three sisters for some stunning, Manhattan Transfer-style harmony, and "You're Gonna Hear from Me" is backed by a big band. Boone also borrows a couple of Clooney favorites from Frank Sinatra, "It Never Entered My Mind/In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning," and Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn's "Time After Time." Reflections of Rosemary lives up to its title by offering a quietly reflective group of songs recalling a great jazz voice. ~ Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr.

Professional Reviews

JazzTimes (p.116) - "[I]t is Oddo's controlled comping, plus tasteful statements form tenor Scott Hamilton and guitarist John Pizzarelli, that makes the album such a pleasant surprise."