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| On the Other Side | 
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Sales Rank: 58296
Category: Music
Artist: Tierney Sutton
Publisher: Telarc
Studio: Telarc
Manufacturer: Telarc
Label: Telarc
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 83650
UPC: 089408365027
EAN: 0089408365027
ASIN: B000LV6RB4
Release Date: February 6, 2007
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| Tracks:
| • | Get Happy [Version One][Version] | | • | Happy Days Are Here Again [Version 1] | | • | You Are My Sunshine | | • | Glad to Be Unhappy - Jack Sheldon, Tierney Sutton, Tierney Sutton | | • | Sometimes I'm Happy | | • | Happy Talk | | • | Haunted Heart | | • | I Want to Be Happy - Jack Sheldon, Tierney Sutton, Tierney Sutton | | • | Make Someone Happy | | • | Great Day! | | • | Happy Days Are Here Again [Version 2] | | • | Get Happy [Version 2] | | • | Smile |
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On the Other Side is an album of happy songs--"Get Happy," "Make Someone Happy," "Happy Talk," etc.--but isn't always so chipper in contemplating life and love. Indeed, it's difficult to imagine Tierney Sutton, one of whose calling cards as a jazz singer is her intensity, letting herself go--consider her inclusion of "Haunted Heart" at the middle of the album as a reflection of that. But in the cozy embrace of her working band, including the fine pianist Christian Jacob and two bassists, Sutton excels at exploring different shades of feeling, boosted by a guest turn by the ebullient veteran trumpeter and singer Jack Sheldon. Her somber dark tones, which bring her contemporary Patricia Barber to mind, are offset by a llilting catch in her voice that may remind you of Diana Ross. Ultimately, you wish her delivery was less cooly detached, but she has a winning ability to make the familiar new, as heard on two creative pairings of "Get Happy" and "Happy Days Are Here Again." --Lloyd Sachs
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 "Happiness Is A Funny Business" October 10, 2008
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"Happiness is a funny business. When we started to look at this material, at the idea of happiness, and its subtext, we all realized that there was something deep here - and a lot of questions. This album was built on those questions. Last November, I lost my mom. During 30 years of tremendous suffering, my mother often referred to herself as a happy woman. I'll say it again, happiness is a funny business." ~ Tierney Sutton, 2007 ~
Is it really? Well, Ms. Tierney Sutton said so -- that happiness is a "funny business."
Recorded in 2006 at the famous Capitol Records in Los Angeles and released the following year under Telarc, The Tierney Sutton Band's "On The Other Side" is a thematic album about happiness, a very complex word that has been defined in so many different perspectives. One of my many definitions of happiness is listening to this album of traditionally happy and uplifting songs ingeniously arranged and interpreted with contemporary flair. It is such a delight to listen to these timeless gems with fresh twists and new flavors. Many thanks to Tierney Sutton's exquisite vocal artistry and her superb bandmates for an extraordinarily unique and beautiful listening experience -- Christian Jacob (piano), Ray Brinker (drums), Jack Sheldon (trumpet/vocals), Trey Henry and Kevin Axt (bass).
A very uplifting song, "Smile," was given a special treatment making it one of my absolute highlights from this program. Ditto with "You Are My Sunshine," "Sometimes I'm Happy" and a song from Rodgers & Hammerstein's musical "South Pacific," "Happy Talk." While I love both versions of "Happy Days," my ears are more attracted to the second interpretation done in a much calculated and very slow reading of the lyrics as opposed to the first which is more upbeat and jazzy. Her takes on "Make Someone Happy," "Glad To Be Unhappy" and "Haunted Heart" are the emotional highlights from this set.
Although this album did not ultimately get the Grammy nod on its nomination for "Best Jazz Vocal Album" for the 2008 Grammy Awards, to me, it is still a winner and deserves my highest recommendation. This is my very first exposure to Ms. Sutton's artistry and I'm so impressed and pleased with what I've heard so I'm looking forward to adding the rest of her recordings to my vocal jazz collection starting off with I'm with the Band, Something Cool, Blue in Green, Unsung Heroes, Dancing in the Dark and her debut album, Introducing Tierney Sutton.
What sets Tierney Sutton apart is her impressive vocal flair and style that defines simple elegance and sheer perfection. She could easily make an impact on any jazz lover's auditory sense. And this album is a testament of her outstanding qualities as a jazz stylist. She has all what it takes to be in the category of one of the modern-day jazz divas.
With all the musical goodies that surround this wonderful recording, what more can you ask for in an album?
 a different approach May 27, 2008
She has a great voice and the versions of the songs are certainly unique. I give a thumbs up for the C D!
 Not my favorite Tierney February 22, 2008
Her trio is great, she sounds good- but her other recordings are more enjoyable to me. This album is made up of songs with the word happy in them but most are done contrary to their original styles- so most are sort of dark sounding and down. The one bright spot is the duet with Jack Sheldon on "I want to be happy". I would suggest one of her other CD's if this is your first Tierney Sutton album.
wow... ella returns November 10, 2007
Just saw her group at Birdland in NYC and every bit comes thru on the sacd.
Simply sublime November 4, 2007
Can there be a finer jazz singer recording today? Can there be a band more in sync emotionally? There is so much that one can say about this CD - so many superlatives apply, but really, if you are a fan of music that is hypnotically intense and personal, boundlessly creative and technically perfect - just go ahead and order this, and play it late at night, with all the lights off, eyes closed, and take an unforgettable, "happy" tour through the heart and soul of jazz.
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