In the Sun

• Artist: Jane Monheit
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• Release Date: September 17, 2002
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Vocal Music

Review

Jane Monheit's third album attempts to combine a number of elements: jazz standards, Brazilian repertoire, ballads lushly orchestrated by Alan Broadbent and Vince Mendoza, and even pop vehicles originally sung by Linda Ronstadt and Judy Collins. The young vocalist is usually at her best fronting a small combo; here one wishes she had relied more on her working band with pianist Michael Kanan, bassist Joe Martin, tenor saxophonist Joel Frahm, and drummer/husband Rick Montalbano. It is they who provide this record's most rewarding moments: Martin reharmonizes Ellington's "Just Squeeze Me"; Kanan presents a funky take on "Cheek to Cheek" and duets with Monheit on an unusually slow "Tea for Two." On these tracks one can hear Monheit taking vocal risks, testing her mettle with bluesy inflections and bold peaks in volume. Much of the rest of the album is closer to Streisand than Sarah Vaughan, however. The final four tracks bog down in slow tempos and a vanilla-syrup aesthetic; her Portuguese-language rendition of Ivan Lins' "Comecar de Novo" seems especially contrived. But her duet with guitarist Rene Toledo on "Chega de Saudade" is more convincing, and Lins' guest appearance on his own "Once I Walked in the Sun" provides some lilting harmonic tensions. ~ David R. Adler, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me)	Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines	Jane Monheit	(4:01)
Chega de Saudade (No More Blues)	Jon Hendricks, Vinícius de Moraes	Jane Monheit	(3:17)
Once I Walked in the Sun (Lyrics)	Will Jennings, Ivan Lins	Jane Monheit	(5:26)
Some Other Time (Lyrics)	Leonard Bernstein, Adolph Green, Betty Comden	Jane Monheit	(5:07)
Cheek to Cheek (Lyrics)	Irving Berlin	Jane Monheit	(4:48)
Tea for Two (Lyrics)	Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar	Jane Monheit	(4:21)
Love Has No Pride	Eric Kaz, Libby Titus	Jane Monheit	(4:31)
Começar de Novo	Vitor Martins, Ivan Lins	Jane Monheit	(6:17)
It Never Entered My Mind (Lyrics)	Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart	Jane Monheit	(6:53)
Haunted Heart (Lyrics)	Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz	Jane Monheit	(4:15)
Since You've Asked (Lyrics)	Judy Collins	Jane Monheit	(3:44)

Credits

Michael Kanan (Duet), Vince Mendoza (Brass), Gene Paul (Mixing), Alan Broadbent (Conductor), Gene Paul (Engineer), Scott Young (Engineer), Ben London (Sonic Solutions), Paul Gregory (Assistant Engineer), Kenny Ascher (Piano), Ben London (Editing), Joe Martin (Bass), Jennifer A. Munson (Engineer), Joel Dorn (Audio Production), Ivan Lins (Vocals), May Ann Topper (Package Concept), Rene Toledo (Guitar (Nylon String)), Joel Dorn (Producer), Gene Paul (Mastering), Joe Martin (Arranger), Gene Paul (Digital Editing), Kenny Washington (Drums), Ron Carter (Bass), Ivan Lins (Piano), Carl Griffin (Executive Producer), Ben London (Mixing), Amy Kwong (Art Direction), Allan Titmuss (Photography), Ben London (Overdub Vocal Coordinator), Michael Kanan (Piano), Vince Mendoza (Arranger), Alan Broadbent (Woodwind Arrangement), Brian Montgomery (Assistant Engineer), Rene Toledo (Duet), Vince Mendoza (Strings), Tom Harrell (Trumpet), Joel Frahm (Sax (Tenor)), Michael Kanan (Arranger), Matthew Clark (Package Design), Amy Kwong (Design), Trim DaCosta, Sandra (Project Consultant), Suzi Hornbeek (Hair Stylist), Alan Broadbent (Brass Arrangement), Jim Anderson (Engineer), Kenny Ascher (Duet), Alan Broadbent (Harp Arrangement), Don Alias (Percussion), Rene Toledo (Percussion), Vince Mendoza (Harp), Gene Paul (Supervisor), Vince Mendoza (Woodwind), Ben London (Overdub Engineer), Anthony Ruotolo (Assistant Engineer), Melanie (Make-Up), Carol Boldish (Package Coordinator), Alan Broadbent (String Arrangements), Vince Mendoza (Conductor), May Ann Topper (Development), Gene Paul (Overdubs), Ben London (Pro-Tools)

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