
Artist: Josie Courreges
Title Of Album: Since You
Year: 1995
Label: Jazz, Vocal
Style: Cexton
Format: FLAC(tracks +.cue, log + scans)
Bitrate: Lossless
Total Size: 257 MB (+ 3% rec.)
Josie Courreges' background (which includes stints with Horace Heidt, the Lawrence Welk Show, Big Tiny Little and the De Castro Sisters) is not strictly in
jazz although she can hold her own on a good
swing tune (such as "Don't Get Around Much Anymore"). For this CD the veteran but still youthful singer performs a middle-of-the-road set comprised of standards and show tunes plus two
Latin songs. Courreges interprets "Tangerine" with the joy of a Helen O'Connell yet sings Michel Legrand's "On My Way To You" almost as if it were light opera. The backup (which utilizes alternating pianists and an occasional string synth) works well without being distinctive and Carmen Fanzone's warm flugelhorn solos make one wish that he were on more than just a few numbers. Although Courreges is not an improviser, she does justice to each song; none of the composers would be disappointed.