The great opera singer, Renee Fleming (http://www.reneefleming.com/), has recorded a jazz CD. This CD is called Haunted Heart and it was released in 2005.
How many times have heard opera singers singing different genres of music besides opera? Sometimes it just doesn't work, and all of a sudden here comes Renee Fleming, an internationally acclaimed opera diva, with a jazz CD. She has dropped her vocal range an octave, adding a 'husky' tone and whisper to her voice making this CD a truely remarkable. She is accompanied by Fred Hersch on the piano and Bill Frisell on the guitar.
Songs from Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Guy Lombardo, Stevie Wonder and The Beatles (to name a few), are recorded with unique, sensitive and emotional arrangements. One of my favourite tracks on this CD is Answer me. Follow the link to hear it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMHCNrmGues
For more information and a review of the CD, visit http://www.puremusic.com/49fleming.html or if you would like to listen snippets of the tracks, visit http://www.amazon.com/Haunted-Heart-Sonny-Burke/dp/B0007Z9QUS%22
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