A Woman in Love

Barbara Lea

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A Woman in Love Review

by Jason Ankeny

Barbara Lea's Riverside debut boasts a stark simplicity absent from her subsequent Prestige sessions. Stocked with shopworn standards like "Love Is Here to Stay" and "Come Rain or Come Shine," A Woman in Love features minimalist sensibilities that nevertheless lend its music a distinctly modern edge. Paired with the Billy Taylor Trio and augmented by guitarist Jimmy Shirley and trumpeter Johnny Windhurst, Lea approaches the material with style and sophistication, quickly proving herself a fiercely intelligent interpreter of the Great American Songbook -- though familiar in concept and form, the album is startlingly fresh. [The SSJ label's CD reissue adds a pair of bonus cuts: "Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home" and "I'll Bet You a Kiss."]

Track Listing

	Title/Composer	Performer	Stream
1	Love Is Here to Stay George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin	Barbara Lea	Spotify Amazon
2	As Long as I Live Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler	Barbara Lea	Spotify Amazon
3	Love Me Ned Washington / Victor Young	Barbara Lea	Spotify Amazon
4	Thinking of You Bert Kalmar / Harry Ruby	Barbara Lea	Spotify Amazon
5	A Woman Alone with the Blues Willard Robison	Barbara Lea	Spotify Amazon
6	Come Rain or Come Shine Harold Arlen / Johnny Mercer	Barbara Lea	Spotify Amazon
7	I Didn't Know About You Duke Ellington / Bob Russell	Barbara Lea	Spotify Amazon
8	The Best Thing for You Is Me	Barbara Lea	Spotify Amazon