Rebecca Kilgore and pianist
Dave Frishberg are a match made in jazz heaven.
Kilgore's appealing, easygoing vocals capture the essence of every song, whether scatting through
Mary Lou Williams' "In the Land of Oo-Blah-Dee" or the witty, seductive lyrics of "An Occasional Man."
Frishberg's inventive piano lines help to inspire the singer, especially with his
Waller-like stride piano on "I've Got a Feeling You're Foolin'," along with the addition of guitarist Dan Faehnle, who plays on ten of the 17 tracks. Only
the Gershwin Brothers' "Blah, Blah, Blah" doesn't measure up to the rest of the set, but that's due to the tedious joke of the rather dated lyric. ~ Ken Dryden