Dena Derose's attractively sultry voice is a perfect fit with her septet, which also features her own excellent piano work.
Bolstered by strong arrangements from Steve Davis, the group focuses mostly on standards, and the whole band joins in the fun.
Steve Wilson is equally capable on soprano and alto saxophones, and he is given ample time to stretch.
In addition to his writing, Davis blows a mean and dirty trombone, and trumpeter Ingrid Jensen continues to impress.
It is DeRose, though; who makes the outing special.
Her phrasing is immaculate, and she swings with abandon.
At times, her voice seems influenced by vocalist Susannah McCorkle, but DeRose's style is sufficiently her own Her fine piano solos mark her as a jazz stylist, but it is her singing that sets her apart.
With any luck, she should go far.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Another WorldRob Bargad | Dena DeRose | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 2 | Another World Instrumental | den | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 7 mins | 16 MB | |||||
| 7 mins | 41 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rob Bargad | Composer |
| 2 | Dwayne Burno | Guest Artist |
| 3 | Bill Carey | Composer |
| 4 | Steve Davis | Guest Artist |
| 5 | Gene DePaul | Composer |
| 6 | Dena DeRose | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 7 | Marc Edelman | Producer |
| 8 | Edward Eliscu | Composer |
| 9 | Elliott Federman | Mastering |
| 10 | Carl Fischer | Composer |
| 11 | Benny Golson | Composer |
| 12 | Lorenz Hart | Composer |
| 13 | Jon Hendricks | Composer |
| 14 | Bob Hilliard | Composer |
| 15 | Ingrid Jensen | Guest Artist |
| 16 | Donald Kahn | Composer |
| 17 | Dave Mann | Composer |
| 18 | Michael Marciano | Engineer, Mixing |
| 19 | Mike Marciano | Engineer |
| 20 | Ken Mirsky | Photography, Producer |
| 21 | Don Raye | Composer |
| 22 | Richard Rodgers | Composer |
| 23 | Billy Rose | Composer |
| 24 | Al Stillman | Composer |
| 25 | Jule Styne | Composer |
| 26 | Stanley Styne | Composer |
| 27 | Randy Weston | Composer |
| 28 | Steve Wilson | Guest Artist |
| 29 | Guy Wood | Composer |
| 30 | Vincent Youmans | Composer |
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| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |