Album Review: You and I from Dianne Fraser
Album: You and I Artist: Dianne Fraser Label: Blujazz Website: https://diannefraser.com/ Dianne Fraser's debut release You and I is a tribute to the music of Leslie Bricusse, a 20th century composer whose music is featured in several theatre musicals and motion pictures. Fraser captures Bricusse's familiar repertoire with the soul of a bard and the expressive voicing of a balladeer. She reawakens timeless classics, giving them a contemporary shine. Fraser delivers an awesome mashup of “Crazy World” and “If I Ruled the World.” The music for “Crazy World” is written by Henry Mancini for the film Victor/Victoria. Bricusse wrote “If I Ruled the World” with Cyril Ornadel for a lesser-known musical called Pickwick. Fraser's silky vocals cradle the verses, seamlessly sewing the two tracks into one heavenly aria. An avid student of the French language, her performance of "Le Jazz Hot," another tune from the movie Victor/Victoria, dis...