CD Review:
Sandy Foster can be considered among the greats of modern Canadian Jazz vocalists standing beside the likes of Holly Cole, Diane Krall and Molly Johnson even if her talents are just beginning to receive recognition. Not just a voice (and a gorgeous one at that), Sandy composes and writes all of her own music. Marooned contains 11 songs of which nine are originals and except for a collaborative effort on, "Meet Me Here," all were written and composed by Sandy herself.
This is Sandy's third CD (following Purplexed (2003) and Orangify (2004)) and she seems to be on the cusp of star-recognition for her hard work. Highlights of the CD include a beautiful rendition of the Sly Oliver/James Young song, "T'Ain't What You Do," a song about facing loss, "Thankful," and a foray into pop sensibilities with "Cranberry Jazz." The latter song begs the question of whether Sandy was listening to a Connie Kalder album at the time she was inspired to pen it to paper as the make-up of and the ending lyrical surprise has the humour of Kalder written all over it.
Sandy ends the CD with another striking cover. "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars," a song by Antonio Carlos Jacobs and Gene Lees, is approached with smooth vocals and is a fitting outro to an album that begs for CD player time during those restful hours of quiet contemplation.
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