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Baby Jane
Dexter has always had a spellbinding effect on her audiences, perhaps
never more than in her last turn at the Metropolitan Room. Now, giving
new meaning to the term, "by popular demand," Dexter has just
released the live recording of that wildly successful show, If... on
Quannacut Records. Containing show-stopping paeans to life such as "Remember,"
"Long Road Home" and "This Nearly Was Mine," the
album captures the magic that filled the room leaving her fans laughing
and crying out loud. Read
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There's
another take on "If I Ruled the World" on Baby Jane Dexter's
just-released CD. She's nominated in the Major Artist category for her
live shows, and this is a live recording of her latest act. With the
exception of her first recording, all of Baby Jane's albums are recorded
live in clubs where one gets a sense of her connection with audiences
and outsized personality, often seeming a steamroller at full steam.
Something new and refreshingly mature and more disciplined has characterized
her recent work, quite evident in her new show/CD, If. For those who
like singing on the bombastic and boisterousness side, this bluesy diva
has always found fans in a long career. Now, there's much more and,
though she still has her hurricane moments, it's not always that approach
as a matter of course (or coarse) and there is, yes, subtlety, but it's
so much more than a wild ride on a one-trick pony. And it's all more
in control. Read
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You're Following Me! Live at the Metropolitan Room Released March, 2008 Vocals,
Baby Jane Dexter $20
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"When
God took Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, Ruth Etting, Helen Morgan...he gave
us Baby Jane Dexter in return. If you doubt it, go hear what she does,
just for one hair-raising instance...with the song that's the pivot of
her current pile-driving 'intimate opera,' Sammy Cahn and Saul Chaplin's
great old standard, 'Until The Real Thing Comes Along'." "If
you want to hear songs that haven't been done to death by everyone else,
sung by a powerhouse whose belief in her material feels unshakeable, savor
Baby Jane Dexter." |
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"Ultimately, Big, Bad & Blue, Live! is every bit about the cabaret experience and its intimacy. Dexter bonds with her audience on many levels, practically introducing the SRO crowd to one another.. fueled by a brilliant sense of dynamics and emotive sensitivity....Dexter's performance is an emotionally charged, soul-stirring thing to behold." Mike Bieber, JAZZIZ "With
a meticulously chosen, eclectic set of songs -- from some unlikely sources
as well as the likes of Strayhorn/Ellington -- Dexter accomplishes what
she always sets out to do: Create an emotional bond with her audience,
a la cabaret, but via musicality rather than imposed anguish....Her songs
are as much dramatic performances as they are pop music...It's tough to
figure out which is more remarkable, Baby Jane Dexter's new show or the
fact she isn't signed to a major label." |
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"In
her exceptional show at Arci's Place, Baby Jane Dexter takes you on a
vivid emotional journey. It's a wonderful show." "Ms.
Dexter is Mother Nature incarnate. She is a no nonsense singer that sings
with the power of an erupting volcano and the sincerity of a street-wise
earth mother that's been there, done that. Her Alto voice grabs each note
and doesn't let go until she's sure that you've listened to her, damnit!...When
she sings, I Want More, you better get it for her, no matter what it is
that she wants more of. One of Ms. Dexter's signature tunes is You
Don't Know What Love Is. It's included here as a medley with Billy Strayhorn's
gem of a tune, Something to Live For. This is where Ms. Dexter lays it
all on the line through her raw, bare and sentimental renditions of these
ballads. A word of warning to many of you cabaret music aficionados who
like your music like wallpaper, Ms. Dexter must be listened to. Even through
her recordings, she will disrupt your dinner party. She takes us back
to the days when voices were distinct and unique. This CD almost feels
like seeing her live. She's great." |
With Arms Wide Open $15 + shipping and handling
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