In Love Again

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Editorial reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review
Stacey Kent was a very good singer when she made her debut but on her fifth album she's even better. IIn Love Again/I features high-class material delivered with emotional depth and clear individuality, a touch of expressive huskiness occasionally apparent. Her exceptional vocal control is excellent and so is her handling of the lyrics. Many of the finest melodies from the pen of Richard Rodgers were graced by the audacious and witty lyrics of Lorenz Hart and, in a song like "Manhattan", Miss Kent handles the internal rhymes and sophisticated mood with aplomb. In contrast she enters with feeling into the simpler, more evocative ambience of "It Never Entered My Mind" aided by a haunting tenor solo by Jim Tomlinson. He's only on a few of the dozen tracks and the accompaniment is mainly handled by a rhythm section in which David Newton's sensitive piano is outstanding, whether soloing or accompanying, while guitarist Colin Oxley also takes solos which are warm, mellow and wholly appropriate. There's no doubt however who is the true star of this well-conceived programme. Good jazz singers are few and far between and one as outstanding as Stacey Kent is not to be missed. I--Graham Colombé/I

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Customer reviews

review by: date: 2008-12-21 rating:
Nice and sentimental
This is a nice, swing oriented album; Stacey Kent is a vocalist of pleasant voice and great precision, although not all the supporting musicians drive her the way many older giants could br /(Sir Charles Thompson, Jess Stacy, Milt Hinton, George Duvivier... and I'm not even mentioning the best...). Could you even imagine what would Roy Eldridge or Buck Clayton do to uplift the session? br / br /Kent's husband Jim Tomlinson is definitely the best of the supporting crew, at times really passionate in his elegance so, with first-rate material, this is still a very pleasant album.

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review by: date: 2004-06-02 rating:
League of her Own
Another one (Stacey Kent album ) to add to my collection.brI've heard Stacey Kent described in various ways most of which include comparisons to people like Billie, Ella and even Norah Jones (?).brI think the time has come for Ms Kent to be spoken of in her own right. She does not 'sound' like anyone else. She has a mellow distinctiveness all of her own with incredible vocal control and breathing. brHow on earth is it possible in this day and age to see a Stacey Kent show, have a few drinks at the bar, get a bag of chips and the bus home, and still have change from £20 ?pIf I have one complaint (not really relevant to this album) it is that the weakness in her band is her husband's sax playing. It's laboured, obvious and intrusive, and is infected with that curse of the self important players, the distracting triple blow at the end of every phrase.brUnfortunately as her husband and musical director, he's going nowhere - so we'll have to put up with it.

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review by: Pete the music fan date: 2003-12-28 rating:
Outstanding tribute to Richard Rodgers
American-born but British-based Stacey does it again with this mellow but classy collection of songs composed by Richard Rodgers in collaboration with either with Lorenz Hart or Oscar Hammerstein. The songs are a mix of the famous and the obscure.pStacey selected two songs each from South Pacific (I'm gonna wash that man right outta my hair, Bali Ha'i) and A Connecticut Yankee (Thou swell, My heart stood still). Other shows represented here, but just by one song each, are The king and I (Shall we dance), Pal Joey (Bewitched bothered and bewildered), Higher and higher (It never entered my mind), State fair (It might as well be Spring), Jupiter (Nobody's heart belongs to me), The boys from Syracuse (This can't be love), Mississippi (It's easy to remember) and The Garrick Gaities (Manhattan).pAs a fan of the Great American Songbook, I have heard some of these songs in many different versions, but Stacey always does justice to the songs while interpreting them in her own way.pStacey is one of the biggest names in British jazz and this album clearly shows why. If you enjoy modern recordings of the Great American Songbook, you'll love Stacey's music.

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review by: tiggyscuba date: 2003-10-06 rating:
Stacey the singer
Lovely voice but not quite as good as some Portugese singers I know - Lisa Ono and Leila Pinheiro, Elis Regina for starters as a comparison. Tomlinson sounds like Getz. Is this deliberate ? What I do like is the discretion of her voice, she is not loud and it's something I could safely play at a dinner party, but in all honesty I would prefer to play to myself as it is quite good. I love Billie Holliday Btw.


review by: date: 2003-05-01 rating:
I've fallen in love again
Yet another brilliant albumn fron the loverly Stacey Kent.brHaving bought other cd's by Stacey and loving them all!!!brI find I have fallen in love with her music all over again.brShe has been compared to Nora Jones in a previous post, yes they sing beautifuly however you should not be confused. Stacey Kent is far superior in every respect and has a depth of expression that is breathtaking.brJust buy it.brYou won't be disapointed.brPromise

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