Two (1997)

About this title: Vocalist Joanie Pallatto and pianist Marshall Vente make for a perfect match on this fairly introspective duo set. The pair interpret a wide variety of material (including "Still Crazy After All These Years," "Swinging On a Star," an excellent rendition of "As Time Goes By," "Light My Fire," "Morning of the Carnival" and "My Ship"), and the communication between the two is consistently impressive. One song flows easily to another, and although some more tempo variation might have been beneficial, the beauty of Pallatto's voice and the sensitivity of Vente's piano style shine through. Scott ... read more

Tracks:

1. Intro: Still Crazy
2. Still Crazy After All These Years [Simon]
3. The Lady Wants to Know [Franks]
4. Swinging on a Star [Burke/VanHeusen]
5. As Time Goes By [Hupfield]
6. I'll Bet You Thought I'd Never Find You [Hendricks/McCann]
7. Intro: Fire
8. Light My Fire [Densmore/Krieger/Ma]
9. My Baby Just Cares for Me [Kahn/Donaldson]
10. Deja Vu [Anderson/Hayes]
11. Nothin' Happened [Pallatto]
12. That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be [Brackman/Simon]
13. Morning of the Carnival [Brown/Bonfa]
14. My Ship [Gershwin/Weill]
15. Stolen Moments [Nelson/Pallatto]
16. Song from M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless) [Altman/Mandel]
17. Small Day Tomorrow [Landesman/Dorough]
18. Cantaloupe Island [Murphy/Hancock]

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