Livin' On Love

Performer: Wesla Whitfield
Engineer: Phil Edwards...
Producer: Mike Greensill; Orrin Keepnews...
Distributor: Ryko Distribution

Notes: Personnel: Wesla Whitfield (vocals); Wesla Whitfield; Gary Foster (flute, alto flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); John Wiitala (acoustic bass); Eric Achen, Alicia Telford, Keith Green, Bill Klingelhoffer (French horn); Michael Greensill (piano); Vince Lateano (drums). Audio Remixer: Phil Edwards . Liner Note Authors: Michael Greensill; Jonathan Schwartz. Recording information: Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA (06/16/2005-01/04/2006). Photographer: Christine Alicino. Arranger: Michael Greensill. Wesla Whitfield has long had a beautiful voice and excelled in swinging jazz, cabaret music, and music that falls between those two areas. Usually she is accompanied by pianist Mike Greensill (her husband), bass, and sometimes drums. On eight of the 13 selections of Livin' on Love, the singer is also joined by Gary Foster on reeds and four French horn players. The other five numbers have her assisted by a quartet with Foster. Greensill provides the tasteful arrangements for the French horns while Foster has many concise solos, sounding a bit like Stan Getz on tenor. But the main reason for this set's success lies with Wesla Whitfield, who sings with sensitivity, light swing, and beauty throughout the 11 standards and two obscurities. ~ Scott Yanow

JazzTimes (p.83) - "Wesla Whitfield precedes nine of her 13 gems with those neglected scene-setters, and in the capable lips of someone with operatic and dramatic training, these songs take on new meaning."

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