The cool-toned vocalist
Meredith d'Ambrosio
performs ten originals (she wrote both lyrics and music for eight, collaborating on the other two) in this relaxing studio session. It is difficult not to use some of liner note author
Doug Ramsey
's many adjectives to describe this marvelous singer, who is able to tell a story effortlessly with her pure, unaffected vocals, backed by the excellent support from trumpeter/fluegelhornist
Don Sickler
(who especially adds a nice touch with his playing on the larger instrument), pianist
Cecilia Coleman
, bassist
Tim Givens
, and drummer
Vince Cherico
. Whether her theme is love in bloom, love lost, loneliness, or sentiment,
d'Ambrosio
conveys it in her soft, swinging style. This is the perfect CD for a quiet evening with someone special. ~ Ken Dryden