This is a fun recording, one of singer
Irene Reid's few in a small-group setting. Assisted by organist
Charles Earland, tenor saxophonist
Eric Alexander, trumpeter
James Rotundi, guitarist
Bob DeVos, and drummer
Greg Rockingham,
Reid mostly interprets familiar material. Two songs (a swinging "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes" and "This Bitter Earth") are associated with
Dinah Washington, the humorous title cut was made famous by
Helen Humes, and there are a couple of middle-of-the-road pop songs and a pair of humorous blues ("Big Fat Daddy" and "One Eyed Man"). Million Dollar Secret is not an essential release, since most of the material is quite familiar, but this is one of
Irene Reid's finest recordings. ~ Scott Yanow