★★★★★
Singing the blues to express happiness? Such is the inspired theme of this latest disc from the marvelously versatile Ann Hampton Callaway. As Callaway tells it, she was knee-deep in preparation, ready to deliver the standard themes of struggle and heartache that are expected from a nearly all-blues set...
- www.jazztimes.com
2010-02-19
★★★★★
After verbally beating up on Beyoncé, Etta James may want to sharpen her tongue for Ann Hampton Callaway, who titles her new CD after James' immortal "At Last," which she does without attempting to imitate James. Callaway sometimes seems to be paying more tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, investing "What Is This Thing Called Love" with fluid scat singing and a bouncing jazz style. The album wanders nicely from cabaret to jazz and back...
- www.sfgate.com
2009-11-06
★★★★★
I listened to Ann Hampton Callaway sing and got a good feeling, encountering an artist who could sing word images with total honestly of feeling. Her vocal stylings are pleasant, jazzy, and sensitive. There are 12 songs on this CD collection. Some of the songs are "Tenderly," "Route 66," "The Best Is Yet To Come," "For All We Know," a standout classic rendition of a Frank Sinatra song "In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning," a moody and bluesy gem of a take on "Is That All There Is...
- www.jazzreview.com
2009-06-08
★★★★★
Ann Hampton Callaway makes her Telarc CD debut with this memorable collection of songs. The CD is compact, mellow, and a joy to listen to. These twelve songs are enjoyable.Each song has a fine approach, and delivery...
- www.jazzreview.com
2009-06-08
★★★★★
How fortunate. Ann Hampton Callaway had no idea how famous the title song of her new CD would become between the time that its recording was completed and it was released. During that lag between production and distribution, Beyonce famously sang "At Last" for the Obamas' first dance of the Inaugural Ball, and it was played in the remaining nine balls as well. Now, everyone knows "At Last" if they didn't before...
- www.jazzreview.com
2009-06-08
★★★★★
Finding a good collection of Christmas jazz renditions is always a special gift, whatever the season, and so it is with Ann Hampton Callaway's THIS CHRISTMAS. Various guest musicians add to the lively jazz flavor of this collection. There are 12 selections...
- www.jazzreview.com
2009-06-08
★★★★★
Haunting, scintillating, infectious?Blues In the Night shows off Ann Hampton Callaway's perfect pitch and three octave range vocals, along with her ability to master the difficult changes going from a soft Cole Porter song to a luscious Richard Rogers/Lorenz Hart tune. In between, Ann sings those songs she penned and produced, swinging, scatting and belting out lyrics with projection reserved for the highest caliber professional...
- www.jazzreview.com
2009-06-08
★★★★★
Track Listing: Tenderly; You Turned the Tables on Me; Route 6*; A Kiss to Build a Dream On; The Best Is Yet to Come; For All We Know**; Mr. Paganini; In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning; Is That All There Is...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2009-06-05
★★★★★
Track Listing: Swingin' Away the Blues; Blue Moon; Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most; Lover Come Back to Me; Stormy Weather/When the Sun Comes Out; The I'm-Too-White-To-Sing-the-Blues Blues; Willow Weep for Me; Hip to be Happy; It's All Right with Me; No One is Alone; Blues in the Night; The Glory of Love. Personnel: Ann Hampton Callaway: vocals; Ted Rosenthal: piano; Christian McBride: double bass; Lewis Nash: drums; Liz Callaway: vocals; David Gilmore: guitar...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2009-06-05
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