``I used to watch all the great old movies with Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, Ginger Rogers and the ones that MGM put out were my favorites,'' she recalled.``I learned so much from watching them because I was hearing the standards in their original setting, with the story line around them.''
Monheit's own approach to singing is as inspired by drama and romance as that of any jazz vocalist on the scene, and the material she chose for the new album takes full advantage of that, especially on the smaller-group numbers.
Bob Young [bostonherald.com]
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