- “Hot Shot Debut” in
#6 position on the Billboard Jazz album chart
- Entered
Billboard’s Traditional Jazz Album chart at #5
Standing between Jan and the #1 chart positions are less
than 5 other artists’ releases, most notably Diana Krall, Norah Jones,
Thelonious Monk and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.
This is quite an accomplishment and a well deserved one at that; for
this Independent Artist whose career has spanned over 5 decades. She started off
as the “singing canary” in her early twenties on Bob Hope’s USO Tour and has
performed with countless huge names in both the acting and singing world. Additionally, she also wore the crown as Miss
California (yes, it was “Miss” back then!) while attending college.
Greatness can be defined many ways but with Jan Daley you
easily define it as the mastery of dynamic vocal range. Jan delivers the
songwriter's lyrics in crisp, clear tones while moving along the scales with
the utmost of ease. You do not listen to a Jan Daley song, she expresses it in
such a manner that you feel the message that the song writer wishes to convey.
There are many renditions of great songs but rarely does one come across a
marriage of orchestration and vocal delivery matched with perfect phrasing so
much so that it stops you in your tracks.
"The Way Of A Woman" is such a release. The title
track is a perfect example of a highly sought after collaborative effort. You
feel the song as the story line is presented in a delicate, fragile manner that
is expressing the intimate, personal life of two people. The lyrics are
touching and I am rather certain that only Jan Daley could bring this track to
such masterful heights.
Truly, the story comes to life as the listener is swept up
in anticipation as Jan fully embraces each note and the listener embarks on the
heart touching journey with her. Bravo Ms. Daley! I might add that it's even
harder to envision someone loving a song so much so that when they perform a
well known pop song such as "God Bless The Child" it's as if it is
brand new all over again. But Jan does just that on the entire album.
There are eleven tracks on this new release and while the
strings, the brass, and the rhythm section are present they never over power
the artist. Michael has added just enough presence to augment the right places,
places within each tune that allow your mind to capture Jan's marvelous vocals
and never once does the orchestration pull you away from the songwriter's
central theme. In closing, six of the eleven songs on this compilation are
songs that Jan personally wrote. They are noted below with an asterisk beside
each title. Overall, "The Way Of A Woman" is a marvelous new release
that listeners are sure to enjoy over and over again.
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