Album Review: Mad Romance And Love from Maurice Frank
Album: Mad Romance And Love Artist: Maurice Frank Label: Jumo Music Website: www.mauricefrank.com Blues crooner Maurice Frank performs a stimulating rendition of swinging jazz numbers on his latest release Mad Romance And Love . His contemporary interpretation of such nostalgic tunes as Hoagy Carmichael and Johnny Mercer's memorable "How Little We Know" and Billy Strayhorn and John Latouche's lounging melody " Day Dream" are captured in his soothing vocalese. The lyrics are cradled in his register as though they were precious gems, needed to be handled with care. His affection for these songs is palpable. His performance of Robert Wright and George Forrest's showtune "Baubles, Bangles, and Beads" rekindles a famous favorite from the Great American Songbook, possessing the sultry swagger of Michael Feinstein and the dreamy resonance of Paul Anka. His refreshing interpretation of "In My Life," penned by the Beatles, revitalizes...