This second CD from Janiece Jaffe offers an array of mellow, straight-ahead jazz standards featuring her lush soprano vocals backed by only acoustic guitar or bass. Scott Yanow, editor of the All Music Guide to Jazz, says ... more »Jaffe is "a wonderful singer with a very appealing voice ...and, on the evidence of It Takes Two and her previous recording, Keep the Flame Alive, already ranks up there with the Big Apple's best. ...Janiece Jaffe has such an original style and a distinctive voice; there is no mistaking her for anyone else!"« less
This second CD from Janiece Jaffe offers an array of mellow, straight-ahead jazz standards featuring her lush soprano vocals backed by only acoustic guitar or bass. Scott Yanow, editor of the All Music Guide to Jazz, says Jaffe is "a wonderful singer with a very appealing voice ...and, on the evidence of It Takes Two and her previous recording, Keep the Flame Alive, already ranks up there with the Big Apple's best. ...Janiece Jaffe has such an original style and a distinctive voice; there is no mistaking her for anyone else!"
CD Reviews
Janiece Jaffe rare talent
Jonathon Lutz | Evansville, IN | 10/01/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Janiece Jaffe is one of the finest jazz vocalists you will ever hear. A beautiful voice coupled with terrifically creative and compelling phrasing mark this lady as one of today's finest vocalists."
A Must Have
M. Miles | Chicago, IL United States | 02/21/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I found this CD after shopping for a Jane Monheit disk. Janiece Jaffe is definitely a must have if you're a fan of female jazz vocal. Her voice is beautiful and mature, her phrasing is exciting, and the arrangements on songs like "Till There Was You" lend a fresh perspective to the compilation. I must add that "Harlem Nocturne" left me slack-jawed (I played it over and over the first day.)I live in St. Louis, but can't wait to make the drive to central Indiana to see this woman perform."
NEW DISCOVERY!!
Walter P. Kramer | Jacksonville, Florida United States | 08/05/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"It's a new discovery for me! However, I am sure that this fabulous singer has paid her dues (is still doing so) for one does not become this perfect voice, diction and style and makes you feel if each and every song is new. I am so impressed and I coudn't and haven't spent this small amount of monies on a unknown talent (to me) and be so satiified and wanting even more of her recordings. Janiece, you give me hope for the future of music. I shall praise you to every one I know (altho that's not prominsing a lot). Do you tour and sing in the clubs in the Florida area? What a delight you are!"
A new jazz vocal star
E. C Goodstein | Northern CA United States | 01/02/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I love jazz vocalists, but rarely pick up a record and feel an instant excitement. "It Takes Two" is one of those records. The songs are mainly familiar standards, but Jaffe's warm, supple voice and extraordinary range make them sound fresh and original. The minimal accompaniment is wonderful too, but she could have sung this album unaccompanied and been just as amazing. In fact, this record is one of the few I've heard to compare with Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass's classic "Take Love Easy.""
Track Listings (14) - Disc #1