Nancy Wilson, Turned to Blue - 52m 31s

Tracks & Durations

1. This is all I ask	5:58
2. Take love easy	4:32
3. Turned to blue	4:04
4. Knitting class	3:55
5. Be my love	3:57
6. Taking a chance on love	3:19
7. Just once	4:23
8. These golden years	6:12
9. I don't remember ever growing up	5:20
10. Old folks	5:26
11. I'll be seeing you	5:16

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Review

On her follow-up to the 2005 Grammy winner (for Best Jazz Vocal Album)R.S.V.P. (Rare Songs, Very Personal), classic jazz singer Nancy Wilson takes it nice and easy. Overall, it would have been nice to get more tracks with the "All Star Big Band," which percolates beautifully on Duke Ellington's "Take Love Easy" and Vernon Duke's "Taking a Chance on Love." The joy with which Wilson surfs over these arrangements is infectious and allows the listener to overlook the occasional roughness of breathing and pitch. The rest of the album is more subdued and less winning. The title track sets Maya Angelou's poem "My Life Has Turned to Blue" to music, with soft Latin-jazz inflections punctuated by marimba (a sly nod to Angelou's own calypso recordings of the 1950s?) At the other extreme, a cover of "Just Once," a track popularized by Quincy Jones and James Ingram, veers dangerously toward Lite FM territory. It should be noted that fans of tenor-sax playing will enjoy distinct solo spots by Bob Mintzer, James Moody, Tom Scott, Andy Snitzer, and Jimmy Heath. --Elisabeth VincentelliTurned To Blue is a classic representation of Nancy Wilson showcasing the full spectrum of experiences that come with a five decade career in entertainment. The legendary songstress delivers a story through ballads as only she can, premieres unparalleled treatments of new songs and swings with a big band harking back to her days with Cannonball Adderley and the Billy May Orchestra. There is something for everyone on Turned To Blue.

Set for worldwide release on August 22, 2006, on the MCG Jazz label, this collection of songs tells a story that portrays our basic nature to love so deeply, despite the inevitable human struggle with loveÂ's power. Wilson illustrates the many expressions of love, ranging from powerful lost love to hopeful yearning for new love, as depicted through new arrangements of the 1940s classics Â"Be My Love,Â" Â"IÂ'll Be Seeing YouÂ" and Â"This Is All I Ask.Â" The hard driving, swinging big band songs Â- Â"Take Love Easy,Â" Â"Taking A Chance On Love,Â" and Â"Old FolksÂ" Â- reflect the lighter side of love.

The title track, Â"Turned To Blue,Â" is a musical version of Â"My Life Has Turned To Blue,Â" a poem by Dr. Maya Angelou, former Poet Laureate for the United States.

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