Love Is Here to Stay

Love Is Here to Stay Artist: Bill Charlap , and Sandy Stewart
Label: Blue Note Records
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 724356034020
EAN: 0724356034020
ASIN: B000AV2G7O


Release Date: 2005-09-27

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Tracks:

  1. Where Is Me?
  2. After You
  3. It Might As Well Be Spring
  4. Love Is Here To Stay
  5. The Boy Next Door
  6. Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe/A Sleepin' Bee
  7. I've Got A Crush On You/Do It Again!
  8. Always
  9. Dancing On The Ceiling
  10. I'll Never Go There Anymore
  11. Here I Am In Love Again

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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Quality performances but constantly mellow.......2006-08-20

Although Bill Charlap and Sandy Stewart are consummate performers, I must agree with the review of Sharlan Douglas. Both mother and son compliment their artistry so skillfully but the tempo of each selection is ultimately and regretfully the same throughtout the entire album. Neither the superbly intimate phrasing of Sandy Stewart nor the tenderly responsive accompaniment of Bill Charlap sustained the interest of this listener. However, when my choice is limited to a few numbers, the combined talents of both vocalist and pianist are intoxicating as one's stimulating indulgence of a fine and delicate wine.

3 out of 5 stars Ultimately boring.......2006-01-14

I like Sandy Stewart's voice and phrasing -- she tells a good song story. Son Bill Charlap's accompaniment is delicate and spare. But every song has the same, slow tempo, the same vocal level and the same accompaniment. There's nothing uptempo, no crescendos, no drama.

4 out of 5 stars Copy Control, what a sound spoiler!.......2006-01-08

If it wasn't for the sound quality damaged by the copy control ("CC"), this would have been a truly wonderful recording of Bill Charlap accompanying his own mother, who gets really into singing love songs in front of her own beloved son.
Bill's recordings on Blue Note ("BN") label have been disappointing as compared to his much superior works with Venus Records in Japan, and this CD was going to be an exception. Well, almost. It's strange why his performances fluctuate between the two labels, even though he always record in his home town NYC.
The CC technology masks the transparency and spoils the listening pleasure, especially when listened on a higher-end audio system. I wish BN not only abandons the CC but also issue their latest recordings in CD/SACD hybrid format, provided that BN would never repeat what they did for Nora Jones' Come Away With Me SACD.

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