I'm With the Band
Tierney Sutton is a consummate jazz singer, combining emotion and invention with a purity of sound. While some of her previous recordings have reflected on specific influences,Blue in Greendevoted to material associated with Bill Evans andDancing in the Darkto Frank Sinatra,I’m with the Bandemphasizes that Sutton reallyiswith the band. Here we find Sutton improvising along with pianist Christian Jacob, drummer Ray Brinker and the alternating bassists Trey Henry and Kevin Axt on a spectrum of standards by the Gershwins, Irving Berlin and Rodgers and Hammerstein. While there are moments of sublime beauty on the ballads, like "If I Loved You" and "Blue Skies," Sutton clearly takes special delight in the up-tempo scatting of "S’Wonderful" and "Surrey with the Fringe on Top."--Stuart Broomer