Artist: Cheryl Bentyne
Title Of Album: The Book of Love
Year Of Release: 2006
Genre: Vocal Jazz
Quality: APE (image+.cue)
Bitrate: Lossless
Total Time: 49:16 min
Total Size: 262 mb
WebSite: Cheryl Bentyne

Tracklist:

01 - You Don't Know Me - Arnold, Walker - 4:31
02 - Be My Love - Brodszky, Cahn - 4:47
03 - Blue Moon - Hart, Rodgers - 3:40
04 - Let's Do It - Porter - 3:24
05 - Don't Say a Word - Cantos - 5:04
06 - The Book of Love - Merritt - 4:17
07 - You Taught My Heart to Sing - Cahn, Tyner - 4:29
08 - You Go to My Head - Coots, Gillespie - 4:52
09 - Cry Me a River - Hamilton - 4:35
10 - I'm a Fool to Want You - Herron, Sinatra, Wolf - 5:30
11 - Goodbye - Jenkins - 2:49
12 - The Book of Love (Reprise) - Merritt - 1:11



"The Book of Love" is the story that singer Cheryl Bentyne reads so eloquently on her latest Telarc release. Like love itself, the album follows a trajectory that encompasses an array of emotions - joy, sorrow and every subtle shade in between. Borrowing from a variety of sources, including a few well known selections from the great American songbook, the journey begins with the initial encounter and ends with the inevitable heart-wrenching goodbye.



Cheryl Bentyne Biography
A member of the Manhattan Transfer since 1979, Cheryl Bentyne's beautiful voice, wide range, versatility, and impressive stage presence made her into a major asset for the popular vocal group from the start. Her father was a clarinetist who led a Dixieland band, and Bentyne sang swing music with his group while in high school. She was the lead singer with the New Deal Rhythm Band (a swing-oriented band) for four years and then in 1979 replaced Laurel Masse with the Manhattan Transfer. In 1992 she released her first solo album, Something Cool. Produced by trumpeter/arranger Mark Isham, it found Bentyne delving into pop standards in a jazz style. Although she continued to perform and record with the Manhattan Transfer, it took over ten years for Bentyne to release her next solo album. Released in 2003, Among Friends features Bentyne performing in a straight-ahead jazz style on various American Popular Songbook standards. Since then, Bentyne has stuck to the acoustic jazz aesthetic, releasing a steady stream of albums including Lights Still Burn and Sings Waltz for Debby in 2004, Let Me Off Uptown in 2005, and Book of Love in 2006. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide