2007-11-01
The Jazz Society of Oregon - Review
When I Look In Your Eyes, Amy London, vocals.
In Amy London, we have a new voice of superb confidence, maturity, control, and just enough jazz chops to please the most demanding listener. You can't be just so-so to attract talent like Lee Musiker and the late John Hicks on piano, Rufus Reid on bass, Leroy Williams on drums, and Roni Ben Hur, guitar; as well as several sharp horn players. And London is positively solid on such demanding tunes as Dizzy's “Woody ‘n You” (here it's titled “Wouldn't You”); Elmo Hope's flag-waver, “It Could Be So Nice”; a couple of Cy Coleman winners in “With Every Breath I Take” and “The Best Is Yet To Come,” and the title tune, a charmer from Dr. Doolittle, of all places. Amy London's a “finished” singer on what I assume is her very first CD. She deserves to be heard from again. Motema Records, 2007, 51:10 ****
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