Georgie Fame, Poet in New York - 55m 35s

Tracks & Durations

1. Tuned in to You	3:39
2. But not for Me	5:44
3. Doodlin'	3:59
4. Declaration of my Love	4:45
5. Symphony Sid	4:44
6. On a Misty Night	5:12
7. That's the Way it Goes	4:50
8. Do it the Hard Way	3:17
9. Girl Talk	4:11
10. It Could Happen to You	5:42
11. Accentuate the Bass	3:42
12. Lush Life	5:43

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Review

Although he's touched on pop in his long career, Georgie Fame's heart belongs to the music that first inspired him in the 1950s, classic bop vocalese, words set to instrumental solos à la Jon Hendricks and King Pleasure. This is a varied program that touches on some classics of the genre, such as Hendricks's version of Horace Silver's "Doodlin'" and Pleasure's lyrics to Lester Young's solo on "Symphony Sid." If there's any emphasis here, it's on composer Tadd Dameron, with three tunes included, and trumpeter Chet Baker, four of his solos gaining lyrics from Fame or Mike O'Neill, including the superb "But Not for Me." Fame sings with wit, intimacy, and ease, swinging through originals and some seldom-heard songs with a warm baritone that can slide to rumbling bass, usually for musical quotations. He's as good at harmonically demanding ballads, such as Dameron's boppish "On a Misty Night" or Billy Strayhorn's classic "Lush Life," as he is on medium tempos, and his mastery of the idiom shows in the way his own songs, such as "Declaration of My Love," fit so comfortably with the vintage material.

The accompanists work hand-in-glove with Fame, including tenor saxophonist Bob Malach, pianist David Hazeltine, bassist Peter Washington, and legendary drummer Louis Hayes. Producer Ben Sidran joins in for vocal duets on "Doodlin'" and "Girl Talk," contributing alternative lyrics to the latter as well. Recorded direct to CD, the sound complements the collective command of the bop idiom, conveying the ambience of a '50s jazz bar. --Stuart Broomer

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