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Concerts, TV and radio exposure (she is a favourite of Michael Parkinson) are bringing more and more popular acclaim to Clare Teal. This new album, her third outing for Candid, features two more outstanding originals written by Clare herself. "So Blue" is the kind of song that could become a standard, and the title song, a duet with label mate Jamie Cullum, will likewise receive plenty of radio play. From the opening swinger, "Dream", it’s clear that Clare these days is singing with a big smile in her voice and that she has refined her vocal art with even more style and conviction, her laid back interpretation creating just the right kind of ambience.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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Having bought and been thoroughly impressed with Clare's latest album "Don't Talk", I thought I should investigate some of her back catalogue "before she woz famous", and from this one I can certainly see why she was snapped up by major label Sony.
Content here is more the swinging jazz style, with a romp through Johnny Mercer's "Dream" setting the tone from the start. There's no big band, though; backing comes from her regular group of six musicians, all given their chance to shine individually along the way. Clare's voice is beautiful, smooth and low, with more than a hint of Peggy Lee's phrasing, and by turn swinging, emotive, joyous and powerful, just rightly as each track demands. She even tries a little scat, of which I'm normally no great fan, on Irving Berlin's "Blue Skies", and it's brilliant, as a one-off.
The Great American Songbook is duly raided for most of the tracks, the one slightly less familiar amongst these being "Something I Dreamed Last Night", a bluesy ballad previously aired only by Anita O'Day and Marlene Dietrich, which Clare gives just the right, contrasting, laid-back treatment of. She also gives us a dreamy, late night version of "What A Difference A Day Made", certainly a nice change to some over-excited attacks on this song elsewhere.
Two of her own compositions are included, one after the other. "So Blue" is a haunting torch song in the mould of Kay Starr or Patsy Cline; "The Road Less Travelled" is more uptempo, with a groovy 60s lounge feel, the only drawback being Jamie Cullum's added vocal - any pretentions that the man can sing are blown away right here next to Clare's golden tone. Nevertheless, these two songs show that she can certainly write.
Sound and production are handled by much the same team as on her new album. Apart from the slower numbers everything, backing musicians as well as vocals, is very upfront, and the only drawback to this is that when the heat is turned up, for example on the last two tracks, the backing does almost overwhelm her in the choruses. This is a minor gripe, though - it's a very fine and enjoyable album, enough to tempt one further back in her archive.
32 of 34 people found the following review helpful
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I heard Clare Teal on the radio a few weeks ago and thought that she had a lovely voice then. I bought this album last saturday and I just can't stop playing it. Her voice is so lush it's like an audio version of chocolate. I love the upbeat songs, but it's the slow ballads that really really show off her vocals. I'm not a jazz specialist and i didn't even think i liked jazz very much but i'm going to get her other albums as soon as I can. An excellent record.
27 of 29 people found the following review helpful
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Clare Teal has been one of those artists that simply has failed to disappoint with each record she has released. I have been lucky enough to see her perform live and I can assure you that she is every bit as wonderful in "reality" as she is on record. Her new album "The Road Less Travelled" captures her every breath perfectly. Her range is astounding on this album, even more than the beautiful "Orsino's Songs". The album starts with Johnny Mercer's "Dream" (the best arrangement I have ever heard of this song by the way) and then it's straight into one of Clare's original compositions "So Blue". "So Blue" is a fitting tribute to the style of Patsy Cline and really shows off Clare's vocals. It's almost country in some places, but never crosses the line from tribute to pastiche. Then there is the awesome title track, a very powerful and intricate duet with Jamie Cullum..and again, a Clare Teal/Amanda Field original composition. Other outstanding performances on this album have to be "Something I Dreamed Last Night" which Clare sings so softly and clearly you can't help be be totally caught up in the emotions of the words and "Teach Me Tonight" that features a stunning guitar solo from Nils Solberg along with a very subtle but enhancing Hammond Organ part played by Simon Wallace. I really can't recommend this album enough, there is not one song that lets it down. "Clare Teal" a mark of real jazz quality!
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Another jazz classic from the Yorkshire lass
Taking its title from one of the two original songs co-written by Clare, the album features a cover showing Clare by the side of what looks at first glance like a country lane, but... Read more
Published on 3 April 2009 by Peter Durward Harris
The best thing since sliced bread
I bought this album after seeing Clare the first time she went on Parkinson (November 2003). Since then, I have seen her live twice (and will again soon), and bought all the other... Read more
Published on 16 May 2005 by Richard High
Clare at her best
This is the best (so far) album before she went to Sony.
Lots of Jazz standards along with some of her own work.
Clare is definatly growing into a Jazz musicians singer. Read more
Lots of Jazz standards along with some of her own work.
Clare is definatly growing into a Jazz musicians singer. Read more
Published on 4 Feb 2005 by Stephen Williams
Music to Inspire
From start to finish this album is simply wonderful. I love everything about it. Clare Teal has a beautiful rich voice which seemlessly envelops it'self beautifully around the... Read more
Published on 3 Mar 2004 by James Phelps
sorry to poop the party, but . . .
Subject: Your Amazon.co.uk Inquiry From: info@amazon.co.uk This album just didn't do it for me, which was quite a let-down as other reviews were so positive. Read more
Published on 26 Feb 2004 by Mr. A. C. Gilbert
Christmas is a-comin'
What do you do when someone like Dave Horton says it all in his review? Well, it's your pleasure to endorse his assessments and add your voice to his in the hope that the... Read more
Published on 12 Oct 2003 by Mr. M. Jackson-cox
11 out of 10!
This album is knockout. Beautifully recorded, beautifully delivered. Teal's voice is huge it just gets better and better. Read more
Published on 6 Oct 2003 by "aiden1003"
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