01 - The Language of Love

Product Details

Artist : Carol Welsman
Binding : Audio CD
EAN : 0795041719621
Label : Savoy Jazz (SLG, LLC)
Number of Discs : 1
Product Group : Music
Release Date : 2003-02-11
UPC : 795041719621

ASIN : B000087J7N

Track Listings for

Disc-1
1. Taking a Chance on Love
2. You Take Me Away
3. On a Slow Boat to China
4. Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
5. Can't Help Falling in Love
6. Just One of Those Things
7. Coraçao Leviano
8. Every Breath You Take
9. Fool I Know
10. There's No Such Thing as Love
11. Man I Love
12. Chanson de Maxence
13. Senza Fine

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Customer Reviews

What's not to like? (2006-05-26)

I love Welsman's voice (shades of Peggy Lee!), but what makes her truly special is the extremely high quality of overall musicianship, reflected in her tasteful piano playing, arrangements, and impeccable choice of sidemen. There are a couple of weak tracks on this album, but most are excellent, and the best ("Slow Boat to China", "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square", "Can't Help Falling In Love") are as good as pop-jazz vocals can get.

VERY DISAPPOINTING (2004-03-18)

I bought this CD because of all the glowing reviews it received. I can't believe we're listening to the same album. All I heard was an overly breathy, average singer whose range isnt great [but like the advice in the Sondheim song she "modulates"] and who lacks all a real singer's talents when it comes to interpreting and playing with the melody.

To compare, I think Connie Evingson has a similar kind of voice, but is a MUCH better singer and interpreter of jazz music. And if you want to listen to REAL jazz greats, I suggest Carmen Lundy and Paula West.

Maybe it's just my taste, because the other reviewers had quite a different impression of this singer. I think she was carried along by a great band, but if you like the singers I've listed, I doubt you'll like Carol

A talent deserving wider recognition (2004-01-03)

Just like Joni Mitchell's Both Sides Now and Christiane Noll's A Broadway Love Story, Welsman's 2002 release is about the arc of love told through a series of songs to convey the perfect shade of excitement, drunkenness of love, heartbreak and a resolution to be wise the second time around. Welsman's song choices are interesting because unlike Mitchell and Noll's hopefulness that love might be back again and can be experienced more maturely, Welsman hinted that her love (told through song) came out much better than the torchiness of the previous ladies. And her voice has this quality that keeps on eluding safe comparisons. In her bouncy and groovy version of Taking a Chance on Love I thought she was channelling Nancy Wilson. Then in her heartbreakingly direct There's No Such Thing As Love I thought she nailed the best vocal qualities of Ruth Cameron. She sounded like Diana Krall in her lower registers especially her breathy phrasing in a song like Can't Help Falling in Love. She makes you remember Marilyn Scott in a On A Slow Boat To China via Dee Dee Bridgewater. Her voice shows a different shade song after song that seems to slowly display a vocal virtuousity she seems uncomfortable to utilize. And yes, that elusive quality of her voice is a demonstration of what she can do vocally -- to bring her vocal instrument to places in the service of a song. She may turn out to be my great discovery of the year. And I especiallyliked her idiomatic French accent in You Must Believe in Spring titled here as Chanson de Maxence. And has anyone heard of a contemporary blues version of Gershwin's The Man I Love. Not since Ella Fitzgerald's bossa nova version of it and Kate Bush's haunting performance of the song, have I been excited. This album is a definite-must.

... and she plays piano (2003-09-13)

I bought this CD because of the high praise given it by Amazon reviewers. I listened through in the car with the usual trepidation one feels buying a CD by an unfamiliar artist and was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the music - innovative arrangements and a captivating voice; great pitch, range, tonal colour, feel and a precise ear for languages (the French version of Michel Legrand's "You Must Believe in Spring" is to die for). There's so much musical variety on the album, I can't imagine ever getting bored with it. Then I got time to sit and read the liner notes. Carol accompanies herself on piano - and she's great! I agree - Karrin Allyson and Diana Krall had better watch their backs. I don't know where Carol's been hiding, but it's time the world recognised a great talent.

What a find (2003-06-09)

I happened upon this Carol Welsman offering ..., and I'm thrilled that I took a chance and bought the CD. Alternately sultry, smooth, and swinging. This is another in a great line of jazz songstresses in the mold of Diana Krall and Christine Hitt. Once you give this a listen, you'll be looking for other releases by this talent. Check them out at her website. You won't be sorry.

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