Forever Love (1997)

About this title: Mark Whitfield has long had an attractive tone, and his melodic style is in the forefront throughout this fairly varied date. Accompanied by a 21-piece string orchestra arranged by Dale Oehler, Whitfield and his quartet mostly stick to standards. Fortunately, tempos are varied (although there are a few sleepy ballads) and Diana Krall has guest vocals on "Some Other Time" and "Early Autumn." The strings generally do not add much, but Whitfield's inventive playing makes this a recommended set anyway. Highlights include "You Don't Know What Love Is," "My One And Only Love," an accompanied guitar ... read more

Tracks:

1. You Don't Know What Love Is [Raye/DePaul]
2. Some Other Time [Bernstein/Comden/Gr]
3. My One and Only Love [Wood/Mellin]
4. Nature Boy [Ahbez]
5. It Never Entered My Mind [Rodgers/Hart]
6. Some Other Spring [Wilson/Herzog]
7. Early Autumn [Burns/Herman/Mercer]
8. Forever [Whitfield]
9. I Wanna Talk About You [Eckstine]
10. Only the Lonely [VanHeusen/Cahn]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.