Dance Dance Dance

An album conceived with specific dance rhythms in mind, the -produced sees her harmony vocal trio, , joined by the . The group's sixth long-player overall, it returns founding member and 's as co-singers. With the exception of one scat-embracing original song, it consists of covers of wide-ranging tunes spanning a century (the oldest, 's tango "Jealousy," was composed in 1925, and "Shallow" is from the 2018 film ). A spirited Dixieland version of 's "9 to 5" opens the track list and sets the tone for an album of changeable if all impeccably performed selections. "9 to 5" is one of two Charleston dances here, with the other being the original song "Dance, Dance, Dance." A highlight, "Dance, Dance, Dance" is a bright, bubbly entry with walking bass line, punctuating brass, and rapid-fire vocals among its staccato arrangement. The song cuts back the tempo in sections reminiscent of ' "Steam Heat" -- hissing vocals and all -- before launching back into faster segments of scatting and nimble rhymes like whoa, slow, flow, go, all suited to the style. Allowing for some double takes (a cha cha cha version of 's "Dancing Queen"), the album is a fun one, with rare picks like "Ba Ba Baciami Piccina" (Balboa), a song from the '40s popularized by in 1952, and a version of 's funk-infused 1990 hit "Groove Is in the Heart" (boogie woogie) mixed in with oft-covered classics like "Puttin' on the Ritz." ~ Marcy Donelson