Obsession of the moment. I would like to be in the state of this song instead of fall-induced antsiness. This may be spawning a Diahann Carroll thing as well. I just worked Nancy Wilson out of my system, too. I used to really dismiss the more mellow jazz women, preferring screamers like Dinah Washington or crazy virtuosos like Sarah Vaughn. I guess it’s time to shut it down when I embrace Jane Monheit. BLECH. I saw Porgy & Bess done at the Seattle Pops on Saturday night. It was so weird to hear Bess done as a proper soprano and not what Sarah Vaughn did with it.
I love the Neko Case version of this, too.