Heather Masse And Dick Hyman : Lock My Heart

1 Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered - 5:01 2 Lullaby of Birdland - 4:19 3 Since I Fell for You - 5:21 4 Love Is Here to Stay - 4:09 5 September Song - 5:33 6 Lost in the Stars - 4:10 7 Love for Sale - 2:57 8 If I Called You - 4:01 9 I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good - 6:40 10 A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing - 4:45 11 Morning Drinker - 5:09 12 I'm Gonna Lock My Heart (And Throw Away the Key) - 3:45

Heather Masse, part of the Canadian folk duo Wailin' Jennys, teams up with jazz pianist and educator Dick Hyman for a romantic set of standards. Masse and Hyman initially met during an appearance on the radio show A Prairie Home Companion in 2010, performing "I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good," which is included on this set. In a continuation comparable to that first performance together, Lock My Heart is just Masse's voice and Hyman's piano. Over the course of his 60-year career, Hyman has mastered the great American songbook, making him a seamless accompanist to the young vocalist. Masse gained familiarity with these tunes at an early age from her mother, who was a pianist, but she is not a traditional jazz singer, which makes her interpretations of these classics all the more interesting. The majority of tunes on Lock My Heart are standards written by the likes of Rodgers & Hart, George & Ira Gershwin, Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, and Kurt Weill, and to her credit, Masse penned two tracks that fit in neatly with the rest of the program: "If I Called You" and "Morning Drinker." Audiophiles should note that this release is available as a Hybrid Super Audio CD. ~ Al Campbell, Rovi

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