Tuesday, September 27, 2005

Not So Vain Anymore

Among all of the reviews I have done on Amazon.com, most of them have to do with books. There were a few choral CD's thrown in here and there. Now, I am adding Carly Simon's new CD Moonlight Serenade (2005) to my short music CD review list.

This is an exceptionally fine recording of the "standards." The supposed voice of the passionate You-Are-So-Vain Carly was another voice of a distant past. The older and sophisticated Carly now sings with a sensual smokey voice not unlike that of Julie London, Dusty Springfield, or Diana Krall.

The jazzy orchestral arrangements coupled with Simon's phrasing of the songs once again certified the endearing artistry of Parish & Miller, Dubin & Warren, Rodgers & Hart, and etc.

EXPIRED: A sampler of Simon sings Rodgers & Hart - Where or When (1939).

4 comments:

史路比 said...

a nice song! ^^

L'envoi said...

You are so vain. hahaha. It's a pun, Snoopy, on one of the younger Carly's early hits.

史路比 said...

hey hey, i refer to the song "Where or When (1939)", but you're rite, i'm so vain...

L'envoi said...

I drink black coffee. It's a good thing for you there is no clouds in my coffee as yet.