Review, by Peter DeVeber

To paraphrase Peter Bonventre of Newsweek magazine on his leaving the Boston Garden and a Hagler fight in November 1978, “Marvelous Marvin is a beautiful fighter!” – well, “Brigitte Zarie is a beautiful singer.”

Oh, that bass!  And Randy Brecker featured on 2 tunes.  Oh, that horn!  First class production.  Big orchestra sound.  Nice instrumentation.  Now, Brigitte, it’s Good to Be Home listening to this on Quiet Nights with Nobody Else – 12 tunes impeccably swinging – crisp and beat.

My favorite female vocalist Anita O’Day.  Brigitte is a new favorite – not the edge of a Miss O’Day, but as full voiced and vibrant and lyrical.  And sincere.  I see myself at Charlie’s Gone By listening to both.  Whoa!  Wow!  Outstanding!  And elegant!

Brigitte is an extraordinary songwriter too – except for Walk the Line and Quiet Nights (Corcovado), she wrote all of the songs on L’amour – music by Brigitte Zarie and Neil Jason; lyrics by Brigitte Zarie.  I’m hearing standards all over the place.

To paraphrase Bonventre again, “Brigitte is a beautiful songwriter.”  L’amour highly highly recommended.  It is a story.  And it is jazz.  L’amour is available at iTunes and Amazon and Brigitte’s website http://brigittezarie.com/

Brigitte Zarie, by Peter DeVeber

– Peter DeVeber