Collection
For some red-hot vocal jazz, try theNew York Voices'Collection, a sampling from the three albums the group recorded for GRP in the late 1980s and early '90s. It demonstrates the quintet-turned-quartet's versatility, stepping from infectious originals ("Now or Never") to jazz standards ("Giant Steps," a beautiful "Stolen Moments") to fresh arrangements of pop classics (Earth Wind & Fire's "Now That the Love Is Over"). One could mutter about a few of the song choices, or holler about the meager 54-minute running time, but some New York Voices is better than no New York Voices, and with many of these selections no longer available elsewhere,Collectionremains a valuable demonstration of vocal jazz.--David Horiuchi