With so much new music is released every year, it ‘s easy for even very successful recordings to get lost in the shuffle.
One such standout is Grammy-winning trumpeter Terence Blanchard’s album, ironically titled Let’s Get Lost: The Songs of Jimmy McHugh.
The disc which reached #3 on the Billboard Jazz Chart, features vocalists Diana Krall, Jane Monheit, Diane Reeves and Cassandra Wilson. The disc enjoyed major critical acclaim upon its 2001 release.
In TIME Magazine, reviewer Christopher John Farley stated:
“On this supremely satisfying CD, trumpeter Terence Blanchard, with the help of four jazz divas, pays tribute to the music of songwriting great Jimmy McHugh. Diana Krall whisks in like winter, offering a chilly, elegant take on the title song; newcomer Jane Monheit is spring, with a dewy rendition of Too Young to Go Steady; Dianne Reeves' summery I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me offers gentle warmth; and Cassandra Wilson's autumnal Sunny Side of the Street is laden with loss but colored with beautiful hues. Blanchard blows his way through these songs with charming, restrained invention and a pure, vivid tone.”
Along with the title track, Let's Get Lost (immortalized years before by trumpeter Chet Baker), the album features such McHugh-penned tunes as Too Young To Go Steady, You're A Sweetheart, I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me, I'm In The Mood For Love, Don't Blame Me, I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Exactly Like You, Can't Get Out Of This Mood, On The Sunny Side Of The Street and Lost In A Fog (a Grammy nominee for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo)
Let’s Get Lost:The Songs of Jimmy McHugh also features the talents of top players Brice Winston - tenor sax; Edward Simon - piano; Derek Nievergelt - bass and Eric Harland - drums.
Too Young To Go Steady Terence Blanchard w/Jane Monheit
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