Laura Fygi's Bewitched is a straight-ahead jazz date in which the attractive singer is joined by a rhythm section, a string section, and some guests.
She performs fresh and warm versions of a dozen songs, the majority of which are ballads.
The performances are concise (only one tune exceeds four and a half minutes) and lightly swinging, although the string section sometimes seems unnecessary.
Toots Thielemans' harmonica helps out on "Good Morning Heartache" and "Girl Talk," Clark Terry uplifts "It's Crazy" and "The End of a Love Affair" with his flugelhorn, and tenor great Johnny Griffin is featured on "I Only Have Eyes for You," "I Love You for Sentimental Reasons," and "I Wish You Love." Throughout, Fygi holds her own and sounds quite relaxed and musical, making these standards her own.
Recommended.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It's CrazyA. Butler, Sammy Cahn | Laura Fygi | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 2 | Good Morning HeartacheErvin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham | Laura Fygi | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 3 | Let There Be LoveIan Grant, Lionel Rand | Laura Fygi | Play | 02:49 | 6 MB | 14 MB |
| 4 | I Only Have Eyes for YouAl Dubin, Harry Warren | Laura Fygi | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 5 | The End of a Love AffairEdward Redding | Laura Fygi | Play | 04:24 | 10 MB | 25 MB |
| 6 | (I Love You) For Sentimental ReasonsWilliam Best, Deek Watson | Laura Fygi | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 7 | Just One of Those ThingsCole Porter | Laura Fygi | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| 8 | Girl TalkNeal Hefti, Bobby Troup | Laura Fygi | Play | 03:12 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 9 | I Wish You LoveAlbert Beach, Charles Trénet | Laura Fygi | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 10 | Willow Weep for MeAnn Ronell | Laura Fygi | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 11 | Dream A Little Dream | Laura Fygi | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| 12 | Bewitched | Laura Fygi | Play | 06:19 | 14 MB | 34 MB |
| 46 mins | 107 MB | |||||
| 46 mins | 269 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabian André | Composer |
| 2 | Albert Beach | Composer |
| 3 | William Best | Composer |
| 4 | A. Butler | Composer |
| 5 | Sammy Cahn | Composer |
| 6 | Philip Catherine | Guest Artist, Guitar |
| 7 | Malcolm Creese | Bass |
| 8 | Ervin Drake | Composer |
| 9 | Al Dubin | Composer |
| 10 | Dan Fisher | Composer |
| 11 | Harold Fisher | Drums |
| 12 | Laura Fygi | Primary Artist |
| 13 | Francis Goya | Guitar |
| 14 | Ian Grant | Composer |
| 15 | Johnny Griffin | Guest Artist, Sax (Tenor) |
| 16 | Francis Gya | Guitar |
| 17 | Jurre Haanstra | Arranger, Bass, Conductor, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion |
| 18 | Lorenz Hart | Composer |
| 19 | Neal Hefti | Composer |
| 20 | Nate Herr | Production Coordination |
| 21 | Irene Higginbotham | Composer |
| 22 | Ruud Jacobs | Bass, Producer |
| 23 | Gordon H. Jee | Design |
| 24 | Gus Kahn | Composer |
| 25 | Frits Landesbergen | Percussion |
| 26 | Phil Lee | Guitar |
| 27 | London Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra |
| 28 | Bert Meulendijk | Guitar |
| 29 | Gwenael Micault | Keyboards |
| 30 | George Patapow | Art Direction |
| 31 | Nat Peck | Orchestra Assembly |
| 32 | Cole Porter | Composer |
| 33 | Ferdinand Povel | Flute, Saxophone |
| 34 | Lionel Rand | Composer |
| 35 | Edward Redding | Composer |
| 36 | Richard Rodgers | Composer |
| 37 | Ann Ronell | Composer |
| 38 | Jack Rothstein | Concert Master |
| 39 | Wilbur Schwandt | Composer |
| 40 | Clark Terry | Flugelhorn, Guest Artist, Trumpet |
| 41 | Toots Thielemans | Guest Artist, Harmonica |
| 42 | Charles Trénet | Composer |
| 43 | Bobby Troup | Composer |
| 44 | John van Eyk | Keyboards |
| 45 | Hans Vroomans | Piano |
| 46 | Harry Warren | Composer |
| 47 | Deek Watson | Composer |
| 48 | Peter Ypma | Drums |
| 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). |