From Broken Hearts to Blue Skies

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From Broken Hearts to Blue Skies
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Studio album by
Susannah McCorkle
Released1999
RecordedOctober 27–29, 1998 in New York City
GenreVocal Jazz, Classic pop
Length59:19
LabelConcord Jazz
ProducerNick Phillips
Susannah McCorkle chronology
Someone to Watch Over Me—Songs of George Gershwin
(1998) 		From Broken Hearts to Blue Skies
(1999) 		Hearts and Minds
(2000)

From Broken Hearts to Blue Skies is an album by Susannah McCorkle released in 1999.

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars [1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3.5/4 stars[2]

Music critic Paula Edelstein of Allmusic praised the album and wrote "McCorkle's singing is straight from the heart and soul and she's clearly towering in blue skies as one of America's finest interpreters of the classic song."[1]

Track listing[]

  1. "Laughing at Life" (Cornell Todd, Nick Kenny, Charles Kenny, Bob Todd) – 4:06
  2. "Something to Live For" (Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington) – 5:36
  3. "Look for the Silver Lining" (Jerome Kern, Buddy DeSylva, Susannah McCorkle) – 4:02
  4. "Nuages" (Django Reinhardt, Jacques Larue, McCorkle) – 5:00
  5. "Caminhos Cruzados" (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça) – 4:26
  6. "I Wish I Were in Love Again" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 3:59
  7. "I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle" (Perry Bradford) – 2:17
  8. "Losing Hand" (Charles Calhoun) – 5:40
  9. "I Want to Be a Sideman" (Dave Frishberg) – 4:44
  10. "Insensatez" (Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel) – 2:06
  11. "A Phone Call to the Past" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) – 5:02
  12. "Stop, Time" (David Shire, Richard Maltby Jr.) – 4:17
  13. "Wave" (Jobim) – 4:09
  14. "Blue Skies" (Irving Berlin) – 3:20

Personnel[]

  • Susannah McCorkle – vocals
  • Allen Farnham – musical director, piano
  • Greg Gisbert – flugelhorn (tracks 2, 3 & 6), trumpet (track 14)
  • John Fedchock – trombone (tracks 2, 3, 6 & 14)
  • Dick Oatts – tenor saxophone (tracks 5, 6, 8, 9, 13 & 14), soprano saxophone (tracks 2 & 3), alto flute (track 2)
  • Al Gafa – acoustic guitar (tracks 2, 4, 5 & 13), electric guitar (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8. 9. & 14)
  • Steve Gilmore – double bass (all selections except tracks 4, 10 & 12)
  • Rich DeRosa – drums (all selections except tracks 4, 10 & 12)

All selections arranged by Allen Farnham, except "Something to Live For" and "Blue Skies" arranged by Rich DeRosa

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Edelstein, Paula. "From Broken Hearts to Blue Skies > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 969. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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