Ready Willing and Mabel

Busy Line

Fascinating Rhythm/Steppin' Out With My Baby The Shadow Of Your Smile April In Paris Seaside rendezvous My Funny Valentine Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye Let's Go To Brazil/The Gift! The Lark In The Clear air Blue Skies The Night We Called It A Day Rhythm Is Our Business Maybe You'll Be There Where Do You Start? Busy Line Some Other Time

"Busy Line" is the second excellent album by talented, mixed voice (2 men, 2 women) Vocal Jazz group R,W&M, who first came on to our radar with their wonderful set at the 2005 Harmony Sweeps Bay Area Regional. The LA-based retro quartet, who have been singing together since 2003, feature lead Caroline Mclean, alto Kate Walker, tenor Peter Neushul and bass Jim Campbell has taken the place of fellow "chord freak" Robert Clark. 15 nostalgic favorites, beginning with a "Fascinating Rhythm/Steppin' Out with My Baby" medley, the Gershwins' haunting "Shadow of Your Smile" from "The Sandpiper," Freddie Mercury's big fun Roaring 20s reprise "Seaside Rendezvous," Cole Porter's "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye," and another nice medley, "Let's Go to Brazil/The Gift," which has some non-vocal percussion and bass, and Cahn, Chaplin & Lunceford's "Rhythm is Our Business" is big band-accompanied. Irving Berlin's upbeat "Blue Skies," Bloom & Gallup's bluesy "Maybe You'll Be There" and Leonard Bernstein's "Some Other Time" round out the program. Murray Semos and Frank Stanton's title tune has some non-vocal bass and percussion, and Mandel and Bergman's "Where Do You Start" has some bluenote Saxophone. An entertaining, authentic (even down to the vintage clothing worn by the group in the liner notes pix), sweet-harmonied trip to another era from Ready, Willing & Mabel!

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Ready Willing and Mabel

This Can't Be Love / Almost Like Being In Love Corcovado They All Laughed Where Is Love? Here's That Rainy Day Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life I Will For All We Know Through The Years Wanting Memories Puttin' On The Ritz

Los Angeles-based mixed vocal jazz quartet RW&M first came to our attention when they performed a very strong 10-minute set at the 2005 SF Bay Area Harmony Sweeps Regionals. Singing together since 2003, these 4 "chord freaks" have a passion for dangerously close harmonies and "songs that can melt the heart," 12 of which are included on this CD. Some favorites are "This Can't Be Love/Almost Like Being in Love" medley, " the smoky, Latin "Corcovado," the moody "Where Is Love," "Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year," Lennon/McCartney's "I Will," "Through the Years" and "Puttin' On The Ritz." Some songs with Bass, Percussion and other accompaniment. Beautifully designed liner notes. A "Cocktail for the Ears" from this talented Retro quartet

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