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Ute Lemper

All That Jazz: The Best Of Ute Lemper

All That Jazz: The Best Of Ute Lemper Tracks
1. All That Jazz
2. Don't Tell Mama
3. Mon Légionnaire
4. Whenever We Get Close (We Fall Apart)
5. Careless Love
6. Die Moritat Von Mackie Messer (Mack the Knife)
7. Alabama Song
8. Nanna's Song
9. Bilbao Song
10. Surabaya Johnny
11. Grand Lustucru
12. My Ship
13. Want to Buy Some Illusions
14. They Call Me Naughty Lola/Ich Bin Die Fesche Lola
15. Accordéoniste
16. Vie en Rose
17. Psalm
18. When the Special Girlfriend
19. Smart Set
20. I Am a Vamp!
21. Lavender Song
Ute Lemper - All That Jazz: The Best Of Ute Lemper
All That Jazz: The Best Of Ute Lemper Review
Many American theatergoers discovered Germany's Ute Lemper when she took on the part of Chicago's Velma Kelly on Broadway. Except that Lemper already was well known as an actress and singer in Europe, where she got noticed with her performance of Kurt Weill and Weimar cabaret songs. (I even remember seeing her as Sally Bowles in a 1986 Paris production of Cabaret, whose "Don't Tell Mama" is included here). To say Lemper is a mannered interpreter would be an understatement. On the Weill songs, she makes Lotte Lenya sound downright minimalist. In addition to Weill, this CD includes a fairly comprehensive selection of the range of Lemper's repertoire, from tunes popularized by Marlene Dietrich and Edith Piaf to an excerpt from the Michael Nyman Songbook album. (No trace of the singer's downright strange take on "The Ladies Who Lunch," though.) The embodiment of the European tradition of art-song interpretation, Lemper may be a bit of an acquired taste, but her fans are certainly as passionate as her detractors. --Elisabeth Vincentelli


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A Great Introduction to Ute Lemper
5
Whether this you will find this to be "The Best of Ute Lemper" will depend on your taste. What is not debatable is that this is an excellent CD. It contains a sprinkling from much of Ute's repertoire, even including a Paul Celan song from the brilliant but too seldom heard Michael Nyman Songbook. Ute fans will already own a lot of this stuff but you can't have too much of a good thing can you?
Posted by Anonymous, on 2001-06-04
Want To Buy Some Illusions?
5
I had initially been made aware of Ute Lemper's incredible talent by her cd featuring the music of composer Kurt Weill. While the work was impressive I didn't exactly run out to make any quick puchases of that disc. A nice enough cd but perhaps too Germanic for my tastes. Who knows!? Well, once again another drastic over-sight on my part! Fortunately with her cd of songs by Edith Piaf and Marlene Dietrich "Illusions" I was simply awed by the honesty and the sheer power of her ability to project a self-confidence that I found almost inspiring....to say nothing of slightly erotic! Add to that her simply peerless performance and I became an instant fan! So with the release of "All That Jazz: The Best Of Ute Lemper" I was, for once ahead of the curve...so to speak.

That being said..." All That Jazz" is a marvelous introduction to one of the real, truly great cabaret singers of our time. Singing fluently in English, German and French she effortlessly touches upon so many different styles, giving each the consideration and respect they deserve. The music is at once campy, fun, daring and most of all just a little "naughty". Which, I suspect, is what good cabaret singing should be. And make no mistake...these are truly difficult songs to attempt. A good assortment are 'signature' songs by some of the world's greatest singers i.e. Lotte Lenya, Edith Piaf and Marlene Dietrich and performing them takes a woman of considerable character and, how to say, chutzpah! But obviously she more than holds her own and perhaps manages just a liitle more than that! Personal highlights are "Careless Love", "Don't Tell Mama" and "La Vie en Rose". Plus, a wonderful version of "The Special Girlfriend" a song that really brings home how 'diverse' Ute truly is. Simply put this artist lays herself bare with every selection and, other than Holly Cole, I know of no other singer who takes the risks that Ute Lemper does!

All in all a wonderful cd for putting on in the evening with a glass of wine and one or two mischevious thoughts. So enjoy and think of me when you're nearing the end of that glorious bottle of wine. Who needs illusions....we all do!

Posted by Anonymous, on 2001-10-17
very catchy!!!
5
okay...i heard her for the first time on the movie"Kissing jessica stein" when she sang "your special girlfriend" and i was like wow...this girl has talent...very very catchy tunes...i am not even into all that much jazz and i couldn't help but like her music...if you don't mind some contraversial lyrics(which i believe to make her that much better...shows she doesn't care) then you will like this....
Posted by Anonymous, on 2002-12-19

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