Never Let Me Go (2000)

About this title: For decades, people in the jazz world have been debating what does and doesn't constitute a jazz singer. Some bop snobs will insist that you aren't a true jazz singer if you don't spend a lot of time scatting your way through Dizzy Gillespie or Clifford Brown songs at 500 miles an hour; more broad-minded listeners, however, realize that not every jazz vocalist is obligated to be a purist. Never Let Me Go, the Mapleshade debut by singer Monica Worth, is jazz-oriented without being the work of a jazz purist. Greatly influenced by Morgana King, Worth doesn't stick to hardcore jazz or cater to ... read more

Tracks:

1. Shall We Dance? [Rodgers/Hammerstein]
2. Lazy Afternoon [Latouche/Moross]
3. You Must Believe in Spring [Bergman/Bergman/Dem]
4. I'm Going out of My Head for You [Randazzo/Weinstein]
5. Hello, Young Lovers [Hammerstein/Rodgers]
6. Never Let Me Go [Livingston/Evan]
7. I'll Be Seeing You [Fain/Kahal]
8. I'm Old Fashioned [Kern/Mercer]
9. Overjoyed [Wonder]
10. I'm in the Mood for Love [Fields/McHugh]
11. It Never Entered My Mind [Rodgers/Hart]

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