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Judy Wexler
Easy on the Heart
Genres: Jazz, Pop

Track Listings (13) - Disc #1
1. Moment To Moment
2. I'm In Love
3. Humdrum Blues
4. Easy On The Heart
5. Nobody Else But Me
6. In My Life
7. Beautiful Love/Georgeous Creature
8. Tell Him I Said Hello
9. Love Is A Necessary Evil
10. Don't Think Twice,Its Allright
11. If You Could Love Me
12. Down Here On The Ground
13. I Got Lost In His Arms

CD Details

All Artists: Judy Wexler
Title: Easy on the Heart
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Rhombus Records
Release Date: 3/15/2005
Genres: Jazz, Pop
Style:
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 768707704828, 827912012859

Synopsis

Album Description

West Coast jazz vocalist Judy Wexler steps out front on her debut CD, "Easy on the Heart" for Rhombus Records. "Easy on the Heart" is a modern eclectic mix of standards and classic pop featuring piano great, Alan Pasqua, as arranger and Barbara Brighton as producer. Highlights include Lalo Schifrin's "Down Here on the Ground," Henry Mancini's "Moment to Moment," and Bob Dylan's "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right". "Wexler has a warm sound, excellent note-for-note phrasing, a winning sense of dynamics, and a distinctive style of improvisation that helps to transcend the songs on the recording to another level of appreciatation." - Paula Edelstein, Sounds of Timeless Jazz

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CD Reviews

This little number can swing

James A. Webb | Redmond WA | 01/13/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"After great reviews in the Seattle Times and plugs on our local jazz station KPLU, I went to see Judy. Don't miss her if you get a chance. Her album is a lovely collection and she really swings on Oscar Brown's "Humdrum Blues". Her good taste shines through in the Beatle's "In My Life" and Dylan's "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right". Judy, how about rounding out a trio of greats by doing the Stones' "Wild Horses"?"

Judy Wexler's album is a Gem

George Quick | San Francisco, CA USA | 11/02/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Having heard some of the tracks online, I purchased Judy Wexler's "Easy on the Heart" and it has been quite a rewarding purchase.

The album is a delight and gets better with each listen. I was going to say what my favorite track is, but I have a new favorite each time I listen.

While Judy's style and sound are uniquely hers, there are echoes of past jazz greats in this voice (I'm occasionally reminded of Nina Simone, Carmen McCrae and others), but in the end, it is a satisfying sound that is simply Judy Wexler. There's a freshness in her approach and her musicianship while, at the same time, this is a voice of experience. Judy seems to bring a wry sense of having lived a full life to each nuanced sound and it brings a beautiful depth to her interpretation of each song. The musicians on this album are top rate - as are the arrangements and the production.

I highly recommend Judy Wexler's "Easy on the Heart" and can't wait to get home and listen to it again!"

Great CD by a wonderful singer

J. Scott | Vancouver, BC, Canada | 05/12/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Beautiful choice of songs, excellent band and Judy is a wonderful singer!"