Joyce Breach
salutes the beloved
cabaret
singer
Mabel Mercer
on a set of 20 songs that were among the many associated with
Mercer
.
Breach
does not sound like her idol tone-wise and she is slightly more
jazz
-oriented, but she has the same type of sensitivity to lyrics. Seven of the 20 songs (many of which are obscure) were composed by
Bart Howard
, and only six of the tunes on the set are well known enough to be considered
standards
. Fans of both
and straightforward
singing will enjoy this heartfelt set. ~ Scott Yanow