Terence Blanchard - Let's Get Lost [2001][mp3@192kbps]

Let's Get Lost: The Songs of Jimmy McHugh



Artist: Terence Blanchard

Album Title: Let's Get Lost: The Songs of Jimmy McHugh

Date Of Release: May 22, 2001

AMG Rating: 4

Genre: Jazz

Tones: Bittersweet, Laid-Back/Mellow, Stylish, Elegant

Styles: Post-Bop





AMG EXPERT REVIEW: Let's Get Lost is a bit of a letdown when placed next to Blanchard's 2000 effort, Wandering Moon, which featured a blistering sextet playing original music. This album is a tribute to songwriter Jimmy McHugh, a pillar of Broadway and Hollywood throughout much of the first half of the 20th century. Blanchard takes extensive liberties with McHugh's songs and enlists four very well-known female vocalists to help him pull it off: Diana Krall, Jane Monheit, Dianne Reeves, and Cassandra Wilson. They appear on two songs apiece Γ?? except for Krall, who leads off the album playing piano and singing only on the title track. Four of the 11 selections are instrumentals, featuring Blanchard with his regular band members Edward Simon (piano), Derek Nievergelt (bass), and Eric Harland (drums), with tenor saxophonist Brice Winston joining on three of the tunes. There are a number of gripping moments Γ?? particularly Ed Simon's daredevil arrangement of "I'm in the Mood for Love", Cassandra Wilson's laid-back "Don't Blame Me", and Dianne Reeves's forlorn yet zesty "Can't Get Out of This Mood". But the come-and-go rotation of vocalists makes the album seem more like a variety show than a sustained creative exercise. Also, some of the arrangements don't really fit the songs. "Sunny Side of the Street", for instance, sounds cloudy indeed. Γ?? David R. Adler





1. Let's Get Lost (McHugh) - 5:11

2. Too Young to Go Steady (McHugh) - 7:06

3. You're a Sweetheart (McHugh) - 6:44

4. I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me (McHugh) - 5:46

5. I'm in the Mood for Love (McHugh) - 5:39

6. Don't Blame Me (McHugh) - 5:22

7. I Can't Give You Anything but Love (McHugh) - 5:20

8. Exactly Like You (McHugh) - 5:05

9. Can't Get Out of This Mood (McHugh) - 3:58

10. Lost in a Fog (McHugh) - 9:10

11. On the Sunny Side of the Street (McHugh) - 4:44







Terence Blanchard - Trumpet, Arranger, Producer

Edward Simon - Piano, Arranger

Derek Nievergelt - Bass

Eric Harland - Drums

Brice Winston - Sax (Tenor)

Diana Krall - Piano, Vocals

Jane Monheit - Vocals

Dianne Reeves - Vocals

Cassandra Wilson - Vocals



Robin Burgess - Associate Producer

Mark Wilder - Mastering Engineer

Jim Anderson - Engineer

Giulio Turturro - Art Direction

Cynthia Elliott - Editorial Director

Larry Blumenfeld - Liner Notes

Carol Friedman - Photography

Gil Gilbert - Photography

Jimmy Katz - Photography





2001 CD Sony 89607

2001 SCD Sony 89607