Classikhan

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:46:45
Personnel: Chaka Khan (vocals); Kevin Kuhn (electric guitar); Karen Vaughan (harp); Carmine Lauri, Tammy Se, Sarah Quinn, David Ballesteros, Claire Parfitt, Ginette Decuyper, Evgeny Grach, Lousie Shackelton, Caroline O'Neill, Nicole Wilson, Nicholas Wright, Ian Rhodes, Matthew Gardner, Richard Blayden, Harriet Rayfield, Silvain Vasseur, Colin Renwick, Norman Clarke, Belinda McFarlane, Ian McDonough, Paul Robson, Robin Brightman, Gordon McKay, Stephen Roslinson, Tiberiu Buta, Andrew Pollock, Maxine Kwok, Nigel Broadbent, Joyce Hammann, Michael "DJ Heat" Humphrey (violin); Elisabeth Varlow, Gina Zagni, Gillianne Haddow, P. Norriss, Duff Burns, Regina Beukes, Robert Turner , Paul Silverthorne, Jonathan Welch (viola); Noel Bradshaw, Francis Saunders, Hilary Jones, Ray Adams, Jennifer Brown, Nicolas Gethin, Moray Welsh, Rebecca Gilliver (cello); Timothy Ries (flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Dave Pietro (flute, alto saxophone); Charles Pillow (clarinet, oboe, alto saxophone); Dennis Anderson (clarinet, tenor saxophone); Roger Rosenberg (bass clarinet, bassoon, baritone saxophone); Dave Stahl, James Hynes, Tony Kadleck (trumpet); John Clark , Chris Komer (French horn); M. Birch Johnson, Michael Davis (trombone); George Flynn (bass trombone); Eve Nelson, Lee Musiker (piano); Jay Anderson (acoustic bass); Ray Cervenka (electric bass); Dennis Mackrel (drums); Nigel Thomas (timpani); David P. Jackson (percussion); Andy Snitzer (clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Joe Sample (piano); Sheila E. (percussion); London Symphony Orchestra. Audio Mixer: Cynthia Daniels. Recording information: Blue 52 Studio; Clinton Recording, New York, NY; EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England; Whitfield Street Studios, London, England. Photographer: Norman Seeff. Unknown Contributor Role: Tracy Revis. Arrangers: Eve Nelson; Joe Sample; Gary Anderson. Chaka Khan is backed by a nicely understated jazz combo and the subtly seductive strings of the London Symphony Orchestra on this finely tuned set of classic jazz standards and pop tunes. Though Khan is not best known for her laid-back approach to the vocal arts, here she displays both taste and restraint. The track list runs the gamut of styles, from Willie Nelson's country classic "Crazy," here given a Ray Charles-style makeover, to the macabre "Is That All There Is," best known in its Peggy Lee interpretation. However, Khan shows her true mettle on the twin James Bond themes of "Diamonds Are Forever" and "Goldfinger," giving the British belter Shirley Bassey a run for her money with incendiary versions of both songs. Elsewhere, Khan's jazzy rendition of the Lulu hit "To Sir with Love" demonstrates both her elastic vocal prowess and her continuing ability to hit some stratospheric high notes. Classy, romantic, and lushly orchestrated, CLASSIKHAN reveals Chaka Khan's mature vocal talents at a peak.
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)