Don't Smoke in Bed

Editorial Reviews
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Holly Cole brings her own dimension to the tradition of cabaret, a strong voice that's still capable of nuance, an ear for quirky repertoire, and a light touch that keeps some of these performances floating just at the edge of irony. Her delivery of more traditional fare shines on Cole Porter's witty "Get Out of Town" and Kurt Weill's torchy "Je Ne T'aime Pas," while she brings clarity, power, and anthemic passion to the surprising treatment of Johnny Nash's "I Can See Clearly Now." Some of her inspirations are less successful, such as aiming for jazz depth on the lightweight pop of "Que Sera Sera," but Cole is never less than interesting. She's generally well supported in this intimate art by pianist Aaron Davis and bassist Davd Piltch, while there's sparing and effective use of strings. There are fine guest spots by tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, on "Everyday Will Be Like a Holiday," and David Lindley, whose steel guitar contributes to the strange country music of "Don't Let the Teardrops Rust Your Shining Heart." --Adam Rains --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Tracks:

I Can See Clearly Now
Don't Let The Teardrops Rust Your Shining Heart
Get Out Of Town
So And So
The Tennessee Waltz
Everyday Will Be Like A Holiday
Blame It On My Youth
Ev'rything I've Got (Belongs To You)
Je Ne T'aime Pas
Cry (If You Want To)
Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)
Don't Smoke In Bed

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Holly Cole brings her own dimension to the tradition of cabaret, a strong voice that's still capable of nuance, an ear for quirky repertoire, and a light touch that keeps some of these performances floating just at the edge of irony. Her delivery of more traditional fare shines on Cole Porter's witty "Get Out of Town" and Kurt Weill's torchy "Je Ne T'aime Pas," while she brings clarity, power, and anthemic passion to the surprising treatment of Johnny Nash's "I Can See Clearly Now." Some of her inspirations are less successful, such as aiming for jazz depth on the lightweight pop of "Que Sera Sera," but Cole is never less than interesting. She's generally well supported in this intimate art by pianist Aaron Davis and bassist Davd Piltch, while there's sparing and effective use of strings. There are fine guest spots by tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, on "Everyday Will Be Like a Holiday," and David Lindley, whose steel guitar contributes to the strange country music of "Don't Let the Teardrops Rust Your Shining Heart." --Adam Rains

Customer Reviews:

Excellent Instrumentals: And Ben Watt?.......2005-09-26

Instrumental work on this album is fantastic, and Holly Cole's voice is a smoldering call to the lower, primitive parts of the brain. Particularly the Ben Watt number (previously sung by Tracy Thorn on Eden (Everything but the Girl) is a nice arrangement.

I use this to relax after a busy shift at the hospital, and it rewards a good audo setup.

Versatile yet occasionally misses mark.......2002-01-19

I discovered Holly Cole's Temptation CD and found the arrangements to be tight and musically interesting without being obtrusive. In other words, I can concentrate enough to do CAD work on my computer, but still have the pleasure of hearing interesting riffs occasionally. Fortunately, I listen to her music on my computer so I can edit the play list. Dr. Armin's review is correct when he comments about her control of pitch. Her stylistic repertoire includes sliding up into notes. Sometimes she doesn't make it and just plain sings flat. I edit out the worst offenders: Listen to the excerpt from "Don't Smoke in Bed." If you don't hear it, then you'll write one of the blanket adulatory reviews on this page. If you do, you'll still enjoy her, but be prepared to edit her CDs' playlists. Eva Cassidy, she's not. Eva's just as quirky, always dead on tune, but her arrangements aren't as interesting to me. So, I listen to Holly Cole, but can't give her a five-star rating.

Insanely good cabaret jazz.......2001-07-24

Ok, I'll admit it. It's not every day or every hour that I want to be tantalized by a sultry voiced, talented, dynamic female vocalist with a set of sidemen who can flat out play: Tuesdays just seem to be the wrong day. But the rest of the week? Hook me up. Holly may not be vocally "perfect" (when she goes high she gets a touch brittle), but she has to me the far more important quality of knowing how to carry a song, and how to impart a mood to it. She also has just a flat out gorgeous, stunning lower-middle register, and she is a powerfully dynamic singer who I'm sure could blow your speakers out if your system was good/and turned up too loud, and can caress your ears with the soft notes as well. Song wise, I initially liked "I can see clearly now", "Everyday will be like a holiday" and "Get out of town", but as I listen more, I'm drawn in, and other tracks speak to me now. Musically, her supporting musicians are absolutely first rate, including the insanely good Howard Levy on harmonica on a few cuts. Technically, this CD is among the very, very few pieces of recorded work that merit a near-perfect rating from me. There are a few recordings as well recorded, but none better. If you're into the Diana Krall/Jane Monheit and others scene, you might just find a different style/voice similar but not cloned of the others. 5 easy stars from me.

Test your CD player...........2000-09-15

No doubt a nice album with a very broad selection of styles, maybe too broad for some as there seems to be no red line connecting all the songs. Holly's voice is clearly overrated, it is rather flat and she chickens out when it gets difficult. Nevertheless, I got totally addicted to "I can see clearly now", it became my daily dose of mood lifter until I once listened to it at night without the usual background noise. And guess what, you can actually hear a PHONE RINGING in the background. And of course now I hear it every time, so that did it for me, no more Hollies daily mood lifter, too bad. I just wonder why nobody else seems to have noticed...

A lot of wasted talent.......2000-04-27

What a great voice! What a lousy album! One wonders why such a great singer is wasting her time on these second class arrangements and questionable song selection. Perhaps she needs a new producer if she's ever going to make the album she's really capable of.

Average customer rating:

Swinging, cool and bluesy

Don't Smoke in Bed
Eddie Higgins Trio , John Pizzarelli , and Jay Leonhart
Manufacturer: Venus Jazz
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005OOAW
Release Date: 2001-10-24

Tracks:

Close Your Eyes
That Old Feeling
I Didn't Know About You
Night Has A Thousand Eyes
Something Cool
Where Or When
Day-Dream
Brown-Eyed Beauty
Black Coffee
Golden Earrings
Don't Smoke In Bed
Too Marvelous For Words

Album Description

Japanese exclusive release for the jazz pianist, packaged in a miniature LP sleeve. 12 tracks including 'Close Your Eyes', 'That Old Feeling' & 'The Night Has A Thousand Eyes'. 2001.

Customer Reviews:

Swinging, cool and bluesy.......2001-12-16

Amazon.com has not yet posted this inforamtion. Here is a track listing:
That Old Feeling, I Didn't Know About You, The Night Has A Thousand Eyes, Something Cool, Where or When, Day-Dream, Brown-Eyed Beauty, Black Coffee, Golden Earrings, Don't Smoke In Bed, Too Marvellous For Words
Artists:
Piano-Eddie Higgins, Guitar-John Pizzarelli, Bass-Jay Leonhart
Review:
This CD is great. Much of it has a swinging, cool bluesy sound. I listen to Black Coffee repeatedly. I Didn't Know About You is an Ellington gem most don't know about. The guys give it a beautiful treatment. You don't have to worry about not hearing song samples of this one! If you're already a fan of one of the greats on here, or just a fan of good jazz, you're all set!

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Don't Smoke in Bed
Eddie Higgins Trio
Manufacturer: Venus Jazz
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000056KSF
Release Date: 2002-07-29

Tracks:

Close Your Eyes
That Old Feeling
I Didn't Know About You
Night Has A Thousand Eyes
Something Cool
Where Or When
Day-Dream
Brown-Eyed Beauty
Black Coffee
Golden Earrings
Don't Smoke In Bed
Too Marvelous For Wrods

Album Details

Japanese limited version featuriang a 24k gold CD, LP style sleeve cover, & 24 bit Hyper Magnum Sound digital remastering

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Don't Smoke in Bed
Eddie Higgins Trio
Manufacturer: Venus Jazz
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music

Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00005GGE5
Release Date: 2003-02-10

Tracks:

Close Your Eyes
That Old Feeling
I Didn't Know About You
Night Has A Thousand Eyes
Something Cool
Where Or When
Day Dream
Brown Eyed Beauty
Black Coffee
Golden Earrings
Don't Smoke In Bed
Too Marvelous For Words

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Classic Holly Cole

Don't Smoke in Bed
Holly Cole Trio
Manufacturer: Alert
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000065IE3
Release Date: 2007-01-08

Tracks:

I Can See Clearly Now
Don't Let The Teardrops Rust Your Shining Heart
Get Out Of Town
So And So
The Tennessee Waltz
Everyday Will Be Like A Holiday
Blame It On My Youth
Ev'rything I've Got
Je Ne T'aime Pas
Cry (If You Want To)
Que Sera Sera
Don't Smoke In Bed

Customer Reviews:

Classic Holly Cole.......2002-09-07

As a long time Holly Cole fan I can tell you that this CD is a classic showcase for her voice and arrangements.

Average customer rating:

Smoking
A Combination of Doris Day and Peggy Lee
Finally in Amazon!
Anything Aussie Janet does is superlative...
Buy it , you will love it - i promise

Don't Smoke in Bed
Janet Seidel
Manufacturer: Tokuma
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000068P75

Tracks:

Blues in the Night
You Do Something to Me
He's a Tramp
Things Are Swingin'
Fever
Johnny Guitar
It Takes a Long Train With a Red Caboose
Black Coffee
Why Don't You Do Right?
I Don't Know Enough About You
Bella Notte/La la Lu
Mr. Wonderful
Bye Bye Blues
Folks Who Live on the Hill
Street of Dreams
Don't Smoke in Bed

Album Details

Japanese Version featuring a Bonus Track

Customer Reviews:

Smoking.......2005-12-03

I'm not a big jazz fan, but this album is simply wonderful. Janet Seidel's voice is gorgeously smooth and airy -- nothing short of enchanting. I can't stop playing the CD! It was a compulsive purchase that's a bit on the expensive side, but this album is definitely worth the price.

A Combination of Doris Day and Peggy Lee.......2005-10-03

Janet Seidel is an outstanding Australian Singer, very well know down under. I have two of her CDs that I bought in Singapore and am hungry for more. She just sounds good. If you listen cloesly, she sounds good. If its in the background, she sounds good. I own an Inn and over and over guests will ask me "who is that?". This album is a compilation with many of the same songs as on her "Midnight Jazz Lounge" albums. Unfortinately Amazon is gouging us on this at $36 a pop. Her other albums (and there are many)go for about Sing$ 25 in Singapore, roughly US$ 16, and I know if doesn't cost twenty bucks to ship it in from Oz. My CDs have been played so much they are starting to skip but I'll hold off a little longer.

Finally in Amazon!.......2003-01-14

Life is beautiful! The greatest Australian jazz singer is now available on Amazon and I'm happy that many and many people will be able to know this outstanding singer (there are other nine fabulous cds from her in Australia ). Janet sings with Doris Day's sweet touch but she has a personal approach. And she is also a piano player! Don't miss!

Anything Aussie Janet does is superlative..........2002-09-17

... and this Peggy Lee tribute disc is no exception. Janet has a light & airy vocal style much like her idol, Doris Day. But she also proves that she can tackle the venerable Miss Lee's repertoire with a deft touch that pays homage to the great singer/songwriter, while remaining her unique, enigmatic self. I never wanted to hear "Fever" again, but Janet has crafted a sexy new arrangement that's really fresh and worth listening to. All of Janet's discs are solid, swinging and glow from her delightful vocals.
(This must be the Japanese issue -- hence the high price. To check out Janet's recordings, ease on over to her website: [URL]. OK, Amazon, get with it & stock this woman's music!)

Buy it , you will love it - i promise.......2002-08-03

Great assortment of familiar jazz tunes sung by a wonderfully smooth and expressive voice. Give it a try, you won't regret it!!

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