What a Life
is the second album by the Wisconsin-based jazz vocalist
Erin Boheme
. While
Boheme
was originally signed to
Concord
as a jazz singer -- her favorite vocalists are
Frank Sinatra
,
Billie Holiday
Peggy Lee
Julie London
Bobby Darin
, and
Dean Martin
-- those influences are set aside for this session and replaced by a modern approach similar to
Sophie Milman
and
Diana Krall
. Among the ten cuts are the
Henry Mancini
-inspired title track and the
Miranda Lambert
vehicle "I'd Love to Be Your Last (a duet with
Spencer Day
). The album was produced by jazz vocalist
Michael Buble
and features his touring band. ~ Al Campbell