You're Gonna Hear From Me＜限定盤＞

ジャズ・シンガー、Cathy Roccoの2008年作品。
＜パーソネル＞Cathy Rocco(vo) Kuno Schmid, Tamir Hendelman(key) John Beasley(org) Dave Carpenter(b) Vic Stevens(ds) Michael Higgins(g)

JazzTimes (p.101) - "Her 'Tea for Two' is petal-soft, and she swings 'Autumn Leaves' without ever diminishing the lyric's poignancy."

Many jazz purists need a serious reality check when it comes to what they expect from jazz vocalists. Even in the 21st century, jazz purists continue to insist that jazz singers who grew up in a rock/R&B era -- and that includes Gen-X and Gen-Y as well as the baby boomers -- should remain untouched by rock or R&B and avoid any popular music that didnt come from Tin Pan Alley. But such thinking is silly and antiquated; its only natural that some jazz-oriented vocalists are going to have non-jazz influences, and Youre Gonna Hear from Me is a perfect example of a vocal album that is jazz-oriented without being the work of a jazz purist. Cathy Rocco is a gritty and bluesy yet introspective singer whose influences include Dinah Washington, Jimmy Scott, Nancy Wilson (the singer who worked with Cannonball Adderley, not Wilson of Heart), Marlena Shaw and Carmen McRae; jazz is Roccos primary direction, but soul, blues and funk have clearly left their mark on her as well. And she is as expressive on Tin Pan Alley war horses like Autumn Leaves and There Will Never Be Another You as she is on Aretha Franklins Daydreaming, Bill Withers Hello Like Before, Tracy Chapmans Give Me One Reason and the Stevie Wonder-associated For Once in My Life, which she transforms into a torch ballad. The big-voiced Roccos outlook is rhythm & jazz (to borrow jazz critic Scott Yanows term), but she isnt quite as much of a belter as a full-fledged R&B singer might be. Although not for jazz purists, this 2008 release is easily recommended to those who like their vocal jazz laced with a generous dose of soul and blues. ~ Alex Henderson