This set of ten concise standards (which totals in at around 36 minutes) finds
Diane Schuur singing in prime form. The interpretations are straightforward, without much improvising, although
Schuur is quite soulful, showing the influence of late-period
Dinah Washington (whose hit "Blue Gardenia" she revives). The excess of
Schuur's early years is gone, and in its place is a warm, contented voice that sounds best on such ballads as "Say It Isn't So" and "How Deep Is the Ocean," as well as the swingers "Love Walked In" and "You're a Sweetheart." There are occasional short solos for trumpeter
Jack Sheldon, trombonist
Andy Martin and the tenor of
Pete Christlieb, but this is very much
Schuur's show. A fine effort. ~ Scott Yanow