Swedish singer Monica Zetterlund is backed by the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra on the Inner City LP It Only Happens Every Time. Her phrasing is precise, but her vocal style doesn't always blend well with the big band. Jones' "It Only Happens Every Time" comes off under-rehearsed, as if the chart is still in a state of flux, a similar problem that occurs during "The Second Time Around." Better is the swinging treatment of "Long Daddy Green" and the tearjerker ballad "He Was Too Good to Me." Sadly, none of the instrumental soloists is identified, though Pepper Adams shines on baritone sax in two compositions by the late Lars Gullin, one of Europe's best players of the instrument; this was also Adams' final recording with the band. Overall, this is a good, though hardly essential record.
It Only Happens Every Time
Al Haig / Thad Jones / Mel Lewis / Monica Zetterlund
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It Only Happens Every Time Review
by Ken Dryden
Track Listing
Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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1 | Al Haig / Thad Jones / Mel Lewis / Monica Zetterlund feat: Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra | 05:12 | Amazon | |||
2 | Al Haig / Thad Jones / Mel Lewis / Monica Zetterlund feat: Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra | 03:38 | Amazon | |||
3 | Al Haig / Thad Jones / Mel Lewis / Monica Zetterlund feat: Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra | 04:37 | Amazon | |||
4 | Al Haig / Thad Jones / Mel Lewis / Monica Zetterlund feat: Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra | 05:05 | Amazon | |||
5 | Al Haig / Thad Jones / Mel Lewis / Monica Zetterlund feat: Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra | 04:06 | Amazon | |||
6 | Al Haig / Thad Jones / Mel Lewis / Monica Zetterlund feat: Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra | 04:13 | Amazon | |||
7 | Al Haig / Thad Jones / Mel Lewis / Monica Zetterlund feat: Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra | 04:16 | Amazon | |||
8 | Al Haig / Thad Jones / Mel Lewis / Monica Zetterlund feat: Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra | 05:39 | Amazon |