Jeanie Lambe's robust and husky voice takes a bit of getting used to. She does have a strong feel for the 19 standards she sings on this CD (which is taken from three different periods), but
Lambe will not be everyone's cup of tea. More accessible is her husband
Danny Moss' consistently inventive tenor solos.
Lambe is accompanied by either
Brian Dee,
Brian Lemon or
Johnny Varro on piano,
Len Skeat or
Isla Eckinger on bass and
Oliver Jackson or
Butch Miles on drums. Among the stronger selections are "Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home," "Stompin' at the Savoy" (a tribute to
Ella Fitzgerald), "Deed I Do" and "St. Louis Blues." ~ Scott Yanow