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My One And Only Thrill follows on from Gardot's debut album, Worrisome Heart--a record that established the singer-songwriter as a serious (and seriously global) talent. Fans will be pleased to hear that her seductive mélange of subdued jazz, introspective blues and insouciant pop is continued on this second outing. Mercurial double bass, whispered hi hats and melodic piano and sax flow mellifluously through tracks such as the tranquil “On The Rain”, the torch song “Baby I'm A Fool” and the swinging “Who Will Comfort Me?” Of special note is Gardot’s weightless, samba-fied version of Harold Arlen's “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” and the Blue Note-esque “Les Etoiles”. If you love Sinatra, Holiday, Jobim and Fitzgerald, you’ll find it hard not to dig Gardot. --Danny McKenna
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My One and Only Thrill is the spellbinding follow up to Gardot's compelling debut, Worrisome Heart, and eloquently confirms her as a supreme songwriting talent possessed of a truly sublime voice.
Gardot's effortless blend of soft-edged, late-night jazz and quiet, introspective blues is on exquisite display throughout, together with the swooning sashay of the melting, Stan Getz-like Les Etoiles. On The Rain, liquid piano, a gentle double bass line that quietly ebbs and flows, and a keening tenor saxophone cushion Gardot's poetically lovelorn lyrics and hushed vocal delivery to heart-stopping effect. The album's title track is a 4am-in-the-morning confessional masquerading as a bittersweet ballad that lingers long in the imagination.
Gardot acquits herself with the unfettered precision and unobtrusive panache of a born lyricist, each of the 10 original songs here a masterclass in miniature. Deep Within The Corners of My Heart dances with all the knowing elegance of Bacharach & David; Baby I'm A Fool is Sinatra during his soulful, self-doubting Point of No Return/No One Cares period; Who Will Comfort Me offers a defiant take on Carmel's Bad Day; Our Love Is Easy is the standout track on the album, an instant classic and a love song of timeless sophistication.
Musically, Gardot clearly believes more is less, the acoustic signature deceptively simple and straightforward but managing to make bass, piano, sax and percussion sound like an orchestra.
Rounding things off - and subtly underlining the album's abiding upbeat afternote - is a sweetly pastoral but resolutely unsentimental take on Somewhere Over The Rainbow cosseted in a perfectly proportioned, sunny Brazilian samba.
It may only be March, but this is already one of the outstanding albums of 2009. Talents like Melody Gardot come along all too infrequently. Now that she's here, she is to be treasured. --Michael Quinn
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82 of 86 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
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OK, let's get this straight. Right here, right now. No messing.
This is one of the best albums you will be likely to hear this year. (.....or next year, or in the coming decade, come to that). 'My One and Only Thrill' is the real deal. Universal/Verve have thrown a whole lot of moolah at this production and Ms Gardot hasn't wasted a cent. Gold begets gold here in every way. As if this brave young woman's voice were not enough, Mr Klein's loving and masterful production, Mr Prendergast's exquisite musical direction and Mr Mendoza's phenomenal string arrangements raise the twelve songs in this collection to heights rarely achievable in any composer/performer's career. The voice. Oh my, my, what a voice we have on show here! Warm, dark, expressive, playful. An utterly gorgeous instrument. The writing is steadfastly and consistently inspired. Many of these songs could have been written at any time during the past half-century but never for a moment are they anachronistic or derivative. They burst into our world fresh and fully formed, crammed with subtle and elusive musical ideas. The gentle gospel soul of 'Who Will Comfort Me' and the sublime slow blues of 'Your Heart Is As Black As Night' display a completely assured grasp of both genres. 'Our Love Is Easy' is a blissful threnody, brimful of whistful passion. 'My One and Only Thrill' is a fragile masterwork whose heartrending melody and haunting orchestration could not fail to bring hope and affirmation to anyone who has ever had even the smallest experience of true love. The quirky lilting latin rhythm of 'Les Etoiles', with its' delightful vocal extemporisations, is a thing of pure joy. So too Ms Gardot's idiosyncratic take on 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow' which successfully shines a bright new light on an old warhorse. For one who stumbled upon her accidently this album is a revelation. I dare you, too, not to be bewitched. Essential.
44 of 46 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A must-have (that will surely become a classic?),
By 6th.replicant (London, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: My One And Only Thrill (Audio CD)
Compared to Melody Gardot's fine live performances, were you disappointed by her 1st album - a potentially great voice accompanying derivative join-the-dots jazz/blues; all very gratifying & competent but it never quite hit the spot?
Be prepared to be very pleasantly surprised by this 2nd album, which, IMHO, confirms that a great talent has truly arrived. Her vocal-style is still 'cool jazz diva', but her voice now has greater authority, charm & emotion - but never sounds contrived - with diction & phrasing that compares with the very best. There's also some great playing (includes MG on guitar & piano) & very skillful arranging, which effortlessly & elegantly adds drama & accent to MG's vocals. Don't forget, she also writes her own material - Somewhere Over The Rainbow, aside. (Nicely recorded/mixed etc, too.) Initially tried to play this CD as background music while working at my computer. Hopeless! Repeatedly had to stop work to listen to the music. Exquisite, & also rather cool. Love it!
36 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A rare talent,
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Melody's music is something special - her voice, her style, her wonderful melodies and lyrics, and the understated genius of her songs combine to make music that you can happily listen to forever.
Her previous album was excellent, but this one is outstanding, every track a gem. I cannot recommend it highly enough.
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