JANE MONHEIT – The Heart Of The Matter (2013) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

A technically proficient singer with a distinctive style that straddles the line between Ella Fitzgerald's extroverted, loosely swinging approach and Linda Eder's more restrained Broadway and cabaret style, Jane Monheit is a virtuoso. One minute she's dazzling you with her resonant bebop-ready chops and the next she's making you cry with a single verse of a ballad. On her ninth studio album, 2013's Heart of the Matter, Monheit brings all of her gifts to bear on a set of mature, heartfelt songs that rank among her best. The album also works as a companion piece to 2009's The Lovers, the Dreamers and Me. With that album, Monheit celebrated such milestones as the birth of her son Jack and turning 30. She then followed up with 2010's equally as compelling if more swinging and straight-ahead jazz-sounding Home. Heart of the Matter, with its ruminations on motherhood and fidelity, returns Monheit to the more intimate, contemporary pop sound of The Lovers, the Dreamers and Me. Working with producer/arranger Gil Goldstein (who also adds his lyrical accordion sound to several tracks) and her usual rhythm section of drummer Rick Montalbano (her husband), pianist Michael Kanan, and bassist Neal Miner, Monheit has crafted a sumptuous, immaculately arranged album that once again shines a light on her immense vocal talent. Whether she's framed by a lush orchestral backing on the bossa nova "Depende de Nós" or a spare electric piano and flute arrangement on "Two Lonely People," Heart of the Matter finds Monheit nestled deep into the pocket of her own cross-genre sound, and it's a warm place to be. Matt Collar
Tracklist :
1     Until It's Time for You to Go 6:01
Accordion – Gil Goldstein
Bass – Neal Miner
Cello – Richard Locker
Drums – Rick Montalbano
Percussion – Rogerio Boccato
Vocals [Vocal] – Jane Monheit
Words By, Music By – Buffy Sainte-Marie    
2     Depende de Nós 4:32
Accordion – Gil Goldstein
Alto Flute – Barry Crawford
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Jane Monheit
Bass – Neal Miner
Cello – David Eggar, Richard Locker
Drums – Rick Montalbano
Flute [Bass] – Sheryl Henze
Guitar – Romero Lubambo
Percussion – Rogerio Boccato
Piano – Michael Kanan
Vocals [Vocal] – Jane Monheit
Words By, Music By – Ivan Lins, Victor Martins
3     Little Man You’ve Had a Busy Day 5:16
Alto Flute – Kathleen Nester
Bass – Neal Miner
Cello – David Eggar, Richard Locker
Drums – Rick Montalbano
Electric Piano – Gil Goldstein
Flute [Bass] – Sheryl Henze
Guitar – Romero Lubambo
Percussion – Rogerio Boccato
Piano – Michael Kanan
Vocals [Vocal] – Jane Monheit
Words By, Music By – Al Hoffman, Mable Wayne, Maurice Sigler
4     Two Lonely People 4:53
Alto Flute – Kathleen Nester
Electric Piano – Gil Goldstein
Flute [Bass] – Sheryl Henze
Lyrics By – Carol Hall
Music By – Bill Evans
Vocals [Vocal] – Jane Monheit
5     A Gente Merece Ser Feliz 5:27
Accordion – Gil Goldstein
Alto Flute – Barry Crawford
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Jane Monheit
Bass – Neal Miner
Cello – David Eggar, Richard Locker
Drums – Rick Montalbano
Flute [Bass] – Sheryl Henze
Guitar – Romero Lubambo
Percussion – Rogerio Boccato
Piano – Michael Kanan
Vocals [Vocal] – Jane Monheit
Words By, Music By – Ivan Lins, Paulo Pinheiro
6     Golden Slumbers/Long and Winding Road 7:19
Bass – Neal Miner
Cello – David Eggar, Richard Locker
Drums – Rick Montalbano
Electric Piano – Gil Goldstein
Percussion – Rogerio Boccato
Piano – Michael Kanan
Vocals [Vocal] – Jane Monheit
Words By, Music By – John Lennon And Paul McCartney
7     When She Loved Me 2:54
Alto Flute – Barry Crawford
Cello – David Eggar, Richard Locker
Flute [Bass] – Sheryl Henze
Guitar – Romero Lubambo
Vocals [Vocal] – Jane Monheit
Words By, Music By – Randy Newman
8     Born to Be Blue 4:22
Alto Flute – Barry Crawford
Arranged By [Rhythm Arrangement] – Neal Miner
Bass – Neal Miner
Cello – David Eggar, Richard Locker
Drums – Rick Montalbano
Flute [Bass] – Sheryl Henze
Guitar – Romero Lubambo
Lyrics By – Mel Tormé
Music By – Robert Wells
Orchestrated By [Orchestration] – Gil Goldstein
Piano – Michael Kanan
Vocals [Vocal] – Jane Monheit
9     Close 4:19
Alto Flute – Barry Crawford
Bass – Neal Miner
Cello – David Eggar, Richard Locker
Drums – Rick Montalbano
Electric Piano – Gil Goldstein
Flute [Bass] – Sheryl Henze
Guitar – Romero Lubambo
Lyrics By – Cliff Goldmacher
Music By – Larry Goldings
Piano – Michael Kanan
Vocals [Vocal] – Jane Monheit
10     Night Night Stars 3:08
Alto Flute – Barry Crawford
Bass – Neal Miner
Cello – David Eggar, Richard Locker
Drums – Rick Montalbano
Electric Piano – Gil Goldstein
Flute [Bass] – Sheryl Henze
Guitar – Romero Lubambo
Percussion – Rogerio Boccato
Piano – Michael Kanan
Vocals [Vocal] – Jane Monheit
Words By, Music By – Jane Monheit
11     I Get Along Without You Very Well 4:12
Alto Flute – Barry Crawford
Arranged By [Rhythm Arrangement] – Michael Kanan
Arranged By, Conductor [Conducted By] – Gil Goldstein
Bass – Neal Miner
Cello – David Eggar, Richard Locker
Drums – Rick Montalbano
Flute [Bass] – Sheryl Henze
Guitar – Romero Lubambo
Lyrics By – Jane Brown Thompson
Music By – Hoagy Carmichael
Orchestrated By [Orchestration] – Gil Goldstein
Percussion – Rogerio Boccato
Piano – Michael Kanan
Vocals [Vocal] – Jane Monheit
12     Sing 5:13
Alto Flute – Barry Crawford
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Jane Monheit
Bass – Neal Miner
Cello – David Eggar, Richard Locker
Drums – Rick Montalbano
Electric Piano – Gil Goldstein
Flute [Bass] – Sheryl Henze
Guitar – Romero Lubambo
Percussion – Rogerio Boccato
Piano – Michael Kanan
Vocals [Vocal] – Jane Monheit
Written-By – Joe Raposo