1. Day Dream - Karrin Allyson, Ellington, Duke
2. Like Someone in Love - Karrin Allyson, Burke, Johnny
3. My Foolish Heart - Karrin Allyson, Washington, Ned
4. So Danço Samba - Karrin Allyson, Jobim, Antonio Carl
5. Corcovado (Quiet Nights) - Karrin Allyson, Jobim, Antonio Carl
6. Show Me - Karrin Allyson, Loewe, Frederick
7. Monk Medley - Karrin Allyson, Monk, Thelonious
8. Everything Must Change - Karrin Allyson, Ighner, Bernard
9. Donna Lee/(Back Home Again in) Indiana - Karrin Allyson, Parker, Charlie
10. I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues - Karrin Allyson, Ellington, Duke
11. You Can't Rush Spring - Karrin Allyson, Callaway, Ann Hampt
Daydream
- Audio CD: 0 pages (1997-08-19)
- Publisher: Concord Records
- Label: Concord Records
- Studio: Concord Records
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 7 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #62589
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Good record, terrible Portuguese accent 2006-07-10
Comment: I guess I would rate it 5 stars if it weren't for the really bad accent on Corcovado and So Danco Samba.
For me it ruined a otherwise perfectly good record.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Corcovado is worth it 2006-03-05
Comment: A great album for drinkin', dancin' or just sharing a nice evening alone with that special someone. Her take on 'Corcovado' is--hands down--the best ever done and is, alone, worth whatever price.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: The Best Album from a most excellent artist 2005-06-14
Comment: Karryn Allyson is one of my favorite jazz singers, and this is by far her best album. It is also the very first album of hers I had the opportunity to listen to. I found it completely by accident. My wife's uncle, who was a professional jazz musician, had recently passed away, and some of his musician friends had played at his funeral. One of the numbers they did was a haunting ballad called "Everything Must Change." I asked the performers about the song, and wanted to know if the song had lyrics (I am a singer myself). I was told the song did have words, and they gave me several leads where I could find a recording. Scouring the record stores and the listings, I got nowhere. I had given up my search, when, browsing the jazz CD's, I turned over the first CD in the stack under "A," which was for "Allyson," and discovered this gem of a recording, which included the song I was looking for. It was as if the Holy Spirit had led me there.
And what a beautiful gift and experience this album is! Karryn is a wonderful singer -- expressive, nuanced, but with a simple, unadorned quality. While her vocal tone is "plain," her ability to use her voice is anything but. She's also a great scat singer too. The choice of material is refreshing, with songs in the "jazz standard" category, but not often heard (e.g. "Daydream," "Like Someone in Love"), interesting and innovative arrangements (I particuarly like the 5/4 treatement of "Show Me" from "My Fair Lady" and the "Back Home to Indiana/Donna Lee" combination"), and songs that are just beautiful ("Everything Must Change," "My Foolish Heart," "You Can't Rush Spring"). Plus, the backing musicians/sidemen are top notch, and like another of my favorite female jazzers, Rosemary Clooney, Ms. Allyson lets her sidemen play. And man, can these cats PLAY!!!
There are a lot of "new jazz" singers, and many of them get a lot of grief for falling short of the standards set by the greats of the past, be they Sinatra, Ella, Billie Holliday, Betty Carter etc. The quote is ususally, "this new singer can't hold a candle to [insert name of immortal singer here]." i want you to know, with "Daydream," Karryn Allyson can and DOES hold a candle to the greats of the past, and blazes a few new trails of her own. She proves to be a very capable disciple of the old masters.
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Summary: One of today's best jazz singers! 2004-02-10
Comment: Being fairly new to today's many female contemporary jazz singers, I've taken some time to try them all out. My favorites are Karrin Allyson, Tierney Sutton, Diana Krall, and Susannah McCorkle. Sadly, we lost Susannah a few years ago, yet, her music is very much alive and about the best there is. How fortunate we are to have Karrin Allyson -- she's incredible! So soft, sweet, and fun. Superb emotion, sensitivity, and beauty with great techincal skills. Karrin knows how to mix classic standards with modern tunes. Her musicians are top knotch. This is real jazz too. Music doesn't get any better than this.
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Summary: Years of pleasure 2003-07-26
Comment: I bought this CD after listening to MY Foolish Heart on a radio station.
That's still my favorite of the CD and I've played it hundreds of times.
Although I have a large collection of CD's and a large percentage of them are female jazz singers, none provide me with as consistent pleasure as does this one.
Unequivocal recommendation.
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