Alice Day is a very soulful and highly expressive singer who digs deeply into her material. Accompanied by Cojazz Plus (a quartet comprised of pianist
Andy Scherrer, bassist Stephan Kurmann, drummer Peter Schmidlin, and percussionist Willy Kotoun), she is heard at her best on a cooking version of "The Man I Love" and a surprisingly low-down "What a Wonderful World." Other surprises include an overly fast rendition of "Never Make Your Move Too Soon" (which does not rise to the level of
Ernestine Anderson's famous version) and a rather slow but successful exploration of "The Masquerade Is Over." The European musicians have an instrumental feature on "Harbor Bridge" and do a fine job of inspiring the singer. ~ Scott Yanow