Great vocal. Unlike so much modern day pop songs which are on one dynamic, here we have changes in modulation, good phrasing, just one or two points where her breathing might have felt a bit forced, but she put real emotion into it. A song I have heard many times, this is one of the best.
Good performance but I unfortunately listened to this AFTER I listened to Carmen Mcrae sing it so although I appreciated her performance she just can't beat the great Carmen Mcrae!
heartfelt, lovely. One pass through with minimal piano at the end is where i would have called it, but only because she threw her whole heart into it and it seemed like a more natural ending(imesho as a piano player and vocalist although no longer professional) for a statement piece. all my love to the musicians who give us our souls back and such comfort in this crazy world. moments like this are better than gold or anything on this earth!!! <3
To Hilary Kole: Dear Ms. Kole, after watching and listening to over twenty versions of this timeless standard by artists ranging from Carmen McRae to Frank Sinatra, to Jane Monheit to Nat Cole, to Bernadette Peters to Katharine McPhee, I am convinced that only you have delivered the true intent of the lyrical story of this tune. Your singing is wonderful, but in it the sentiment of this tune's lyrical story is delivered to the listener, through your stage presence and your facial expressions. A really good singer has to also be a good actress in
