Break 'n Enter — Lyne Tremblay's stunning debut CD
Highlights of Break 'n Enter include the super hip original composition, "Here's to You". The opening track, it entices you into the recording. A Sonny-Stitt like saxophone solo by Scott Marshall completes the beatnik 'mis en scene'.
"J'attendrai", Lyne's sensitive and romantic interpretation of this ballad is so flawless and mood-invoking that it transports you through time and space to a pre-war Parisian café — the green glow of absinthe and the ache of a broken heart.
Another stand-out is the original composition, "Silently". Seemless percussion work and a pentatonic-sounding soprano solo compliment the lyric — intelligent and infectious.
Lyne's treatment of Duke Ellington's "Caravan" is cinematic. There has never been an interpretation like this one. Without sacrificing the jazz approach, Lyne (singing in French and English) and the musicians create something special and exotic.
Latin rhythm, a sumptuous flugelhorn accompaniment by Guido Basso and delightful vocal multi-tracking by Lyne make this a charming rendition of Serge Gainsbourg's "Couleur Café".
Lyne is such a versatile performer. She has included a funky blues by Lalo Schifrin and Peggy Lee, "Just Call Me Lovebird". The sexy B-3 playing of Denis Keldie, and bass solo by Wes Neal coupled with Lyne's funky-intimate vocal rendering make this number.
Other songs included on Break 'n Enter are the marvelous Latin-tinged romp, "Do You Miss Me?", Jacques Brel's sexy tango, "La chanson des vieux amants" and the swinging "Le jazz et la java".
Break 'n Enter ends with a sophisticated jazz ballad by Tim-Winn Jones and John Roby, "Entropy Means Nothing to Me". On this modern anthem of hope under duress, Lyne is strongly reminiscent of a young Annie Ross and handles a complex lyric and demanding melodic line with effortless skill and abundant elegance.
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