| Come Dream with Me | 
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Sales Rank: 11257
Category: Music
Artist: Jane Monheit
Publisher: Encoded Music
Studio: Encoded Music
Manufacturer: Encoded Music
Label: Encoded Music
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 4219
UPC: 026656421921
EAN: 0026656421921
ASIN: B00005AWDF
Release Date: May 22, 2001
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| Tracks:
| • | Over the Rainbow | | • | Hit the Road to Dreamland | | • | Spring Can Really Hand You Up the Most | | • | Waters of March | | • | I'm Through With Love | | • | I'll Be Seeing You | | • | Something to Live For | | • | So Many Stars | | • | If | | • | Blame It on My Youth | | • | A Case of You |
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Amazon.com's Best of 2001
Retro darling of the jazz vocal, Jane Monheit appears with her sophomore effort, Come Dream with Me, following the splash of Never Never Land with a long-reaching ripple. At 23, Monheit is remarkably gifted not only of voice, but with lyrical interpretation and genuine feel for a song, singing, for example, the oft-recorded "Somewhere over the Rainbow" from inside the song, making it a thing of understated beauty, rich purity, and charming hopefulness. Pianist Kenny Barron reprises his role as swing-daddy pianist, while the remainder of the instrumental ensemble is made up of younger though no less able jazzbos. Largely thus far an interpreter of standards, with strong emphasis on the ballad (stunningly lovely renditions of "Blame It on My Youth," "Something to Live For," and "I'm Through with Love"), Monheit also takes on the syrupy "If" from Bread's catalog, turning it to spun caramel. And then there's the closer: from the highly favored Blue, a scrumptious and sensual rendition of Joni Mitchell's "A Case of You." --Paige La Grone
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 I Laughed So Hard When I Heard This Album January 14, 2009
2 out of 7 found this review helpful
First of all, Jane Monheit has a lot of people fooled into thinking she's some kind of extraordinary jazz vocalist, well she's far from it. She doesn't even deserve to be labeled jazz. She's pretty good looking, but I guess that kind of thing is what sells records nowadays doesn't it? The musician's artistic merit and pure musical ability don't get graded much anymore do they? That's why I'm here writing this review. There are people out there that are diehard jazz listeners and know talent when they hear it, unfortunately, Jane Monheit doesn't qualify as jazz anything. She's just another example of a record company gone greedy and everything that's wrong with music today. Perhaps she needs to take some pointers from Cassandra Wilson, Shirley Horn, and Diana Krall. These women have more talent in their pinkies, then Monheit has in her whole body. What a disgrace!
 Great Dinner Music!!! October 25, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a great CD to play during dinner. It's smooth and her rendition of Over the Rainbow coupled with the remake of Joni Mitchell's "A Case of You" put this album over the top. This was my first Jane Monheit purchase and it caused me to buy more of her music.
Jazz Singer? February 25, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
First, there is no such creature as a jazz singer. All the great "so called" jazz singers stay far too close to the written melody! Jazz is about improvising. ( I know Ella and Sarah do their scat thing but I don't like that!) When people talk about "jazz singing" they are talking about phrasing, timing and "swing", and this is a very personal "taste" thing. This album doesn't claim to be jazz! And I have no problem with the soloist "playing it safe". I've heard examples of jazz musicians spoiling a great vocal performance with an inappropriate sounding solo. Jane sounds fine to me!
"I'll Be Seeing You In Every Lovely Summer's Day . . ." January 27, 2007
"I'll be seeing you
In every lovely summer's day
In everything that's light and gay
I'll always think of you that way
I'll find you in the morning sun
And when the night is new
I'll be looking at the moon
But I'll be seeing you."
The songs in this beautiful and dreamy album evoke images of a lovely summer's day that will bring back your fondest memories, of a rainbow where "troubles melt like lemon drops" and of "so many stars" that you won't even know which one is yours. It also speaks of a "locked heart with icy Frigidaire" and the "end of all strains and the joy in your heart the waters of March bring."
From the opening "Over The Rainbow" to the closing "A Case Of You," Jane Monheit will surely add elegance to your listening experience with her heartfelt, sincere and moving interpretations. She's ably backed by some of finest musicians in the jazz scene, the likes of Kenny Barron (piano), Christian McBride (bass), Gregory Hutchinsonn (drums), with special participations of Tom Harrell (trumpet), Richard Bona (guitar and fretless bass) and the late Michael Brecker (sax).
Ms. Monheit's sheer vocal seductiveness shows in every note of these delightful songs. She nailed and aced even the most difficult songs to interpret such as Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Waters of March" and Sergio Mendes and Alan and Marilyn Bergman's "So Many Stars." She uniquely delivers like no other.
Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg's "Over The Rainbow," Edward Heyman and Oscar Levant's "Blame It On My Youth" and "If," a popular song penned by David Gates of the Bread, are also my top choices. I have never heard any other versions as beautiful as her interpretations. She's the only one other than Doris Day who have included the opening verse of "Over The Rainbow" and I think it is remarkably beautiful. I listened to it with repeats before listening to the rest of the tracks. I'd say she's now the new owner of this beautiful classic. Trumpeter Tom Harrell plays that enchanting bridge, so charming that you wish he would play it over again.
Sammy Fain and Irving Kahal's classic "I'll Be Seeing You" is simply splendid and so overwhelmingly moving with that sax solo from one of my favorite saxophonists of all-time, the late Michael Brecker, who succumbed to cancer just a week ago. His death is such a great loss to the music industry considering his incredible talent. Listening to his sax solo brought tears to my eyes. May he rest in peace.
Jane Monheit is not only a singer, she's more than just a jazz singer, she's truly an exceptional jazz singer, and this gorgeous album is a proof.
Have a lovely listening experience!
Jane Momheit - "Come Dream With Me" January 9, 2007
A beautiful woman with a beautiful voice.
I want to dream with her at a live concert sometime.
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