We Belong Together (1996)

About this title: Southport Records has often been great about turning the spotlight on talented Chicago jazz artists who were little known outside of their city. In 1996, one such artist was Linda Tate, an expressive and charming singer whose main influences include Sarah Vaughan and Dianne Reeves. Although Tate hasn't escaped the influence of R&B and pop, We Belong Together is a jazz CD first and foremost. This CD contains a few warhorses that have been recorded countless times (including "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" and "I'm Beginning to See the Light"), but on the whole, Tate is insightful enough to ... read more

Tracks:

1. You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To [Porter]
2. Bittersweet [Bianculli/Bryson]
3. How I Remember You [Franks]
4. You're Everything [Corea/Potter]
5. Lazy Afternoon [Moross/LaTouche]
6. Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries [Brown/Henderson]
7. Get Here [Russell]
8. Mystic Dreams [Parker-Sparrow/Tate]
9. Love Tastes Like Strawberries [Solomon/Jones]
10. Sea Journey [Corea]
11. Ribbon in the Sky [Wonder]
12. We Belong Together [Reeves/Louie]
13. I Feel So Smoochie [Moore]
14. Somewhere [Bernstein/Sondheim]
15. Bridges [Nascimento/Brant/Le]
16. I'm Beginning to See the Light [James/Ellington/Hod]

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