JANE MONHEIT - Taking A Chance On Love (2004) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

While the early 2000s bore witness to a bevy of youthful standards singers with earnestly traditional vocals, New Yorker Jane Monheit preceded Norah Jones, Michael Buble, Katie Melua et al. She wowed the jazz world when she was barely out of her teens with her 2000 debut, NEVER NEVER LAND, and quickly ascended to stardom. Monheit's fourth record, 2004's TAKING A CHANCE ON LOVE, expresses her love for movie musicals of the 1930s and '40s.
From both Monheit's song choices and the fervor she pours into these selections, it's virtually impossible to challenge the sincerity of her affection. Monheit opens by finding a truly original, offbeat angle to the oft-visited Fats Waller classic "Honeysuckle Rose" and continues to connect throughout the 11 subsequent tracks. She teams up with the aforementioned Michael Buble on a charged version of the always-lively "I Won't Dance" and finds every ounce of sultriness in "Why Can't You Behave?" and "Dancing in the Dark." As with most of the acclaimed jazz stylists of her day, Monheit possesses incredible vocal shrewdness, but it is her almost spiritual connection to the tunes of a bygone era that clearly sets her apart. by AllMusic  
Tracklist :
1    Honeysuckle Rose 3:38
Double Bass [Bass] – Christian McBride
Drums – Lewis Nash
Lyrics By – Andy Razaf
Music By – Thomas 'Fats' Waller
Piano – Geoffrey Keezer
2    In The Still Of The Night 5:06
Arranged By, Conductor [Orchestra] – Jorge Calandrelli
Written-By – Cole Porter
3    Taking A Chance On Love 3:19
Alto Saxophone – Donald Harrison
Arranged By, Piano – Michael Kanan
Double Bass [Bass] – Orlando Le Fleming
Drums – Rick Montalbano
Lyrics By – John Latouche, Ted Fetter
Music By – Vernon Duke
Rhythm Guitar – Miles Okazaki
4    Bill 5:16
Lyrics By – Oscar Hammerstein II, P.G. Wodehouse
Music By – Jerome Kern
Piano – Michael Kanan
5    I Won't Dance 3:35
Arranged By, Piano – Rob Mounsey
Double Bass [Bass] – Ron Carter
Drums – Lewis Nash
Horns – Andy Snitzer, Bob Malach, Dave Taylor, Jim Hynes, Lawrence Feldman, Lew Soloff, Michael Davis, Roger Rosenberg
Lyrics By – Jimmy McHugh - Dorothy Fields, Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach
Music By – Jerome Kern
Vocals [Duet With] – Michael Bublé
6    Too Late Now 5:21
Arranged By, Piano – Michael Kanan
Double Bass [Bass] – Orlando Le Fleming
Drums – Rick Montalbano
Lyrics By – Burton Lane
Music By – Alan Jay Lerner
Soprano Saxophone – Joel Frahm
7    Why Can't You Behave? 4:07
Arranged By, Piano – Michael Kanan
Double Bass [Bass] – Orlando Le Fleming
Drums – Rick Montalbano
Guitar – Miles Okazaki
Written-By – Cole Porter
8    Do I Love You? 4:52
Arranged By, Conductor [Orchestra] – Alan Broadbent
Written-By – Cole Porter
9    Love Me Or Leave Me 3:34
Alto Saxophone – Donald Harrison
Arranged By, Double Bass [Bass] – Christian McBride
Drums – Lewis Nash
Lyrics By – Gus Kahn
Music By – Walter Donaldson
Piano – Geoffrey Keezer
Tenor Saxophone – Joel Frahm
10    Embraceable You 3:47
Guitar – Romero Lubambo
Lyrics By – Ira Gershwin
Music By – George Gershwin
11    Dancing In The Dark 5:03
Arranged By, Conductor [Orchestra] – Vince Mendoza
Lyrics By – Arthur Schwartz
Music By – Howard Dietz
- Bonus Track -
12    Over The Rainbow 3:54
Arranged By, Conductor [Orchestra] – Ed Shearmur
Lyrics By – E.Y. Harburg
Music By – Harold Arlen
Credits :
Contractor [Orchestra] – Joe Soldo
Vocals – Jane Monheit