Nanette Natal
had careers in
classical
,
rock
, and
pop
music before she became involved with
jazz
in the 1970s.
My Song of Something
was her first
recording and it is a very good one.
Natal
's voice is warm, she proves to be a natural and adventurous improviser (her scatting is quite colorful), and she also interprets lyrics with plenty of feeling. Her seven originals are diverse yet consistently catchy. While the playing of tenor saxophonist
Ed Palermo
and the rhythm section is mostly functional,
's singing makes her
debut (which still sounds fresh decades later) a highly recommended acquisition. ~ Scott Yanow