'This lady simply gets better ... The repertoire is excellent, blending new and old with ease, light-hearted and serious without being either flippant or portentous.'
Jazz Journal International
Make This City Ours
Make This City Ours
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- Make This City Ours TonightComposer(s) Milton Nascimento, Tracy MannArtist(s) Claire Martin: vocals, Gareth Williams: piano, backing vocals, Peter Washington: bass, Gregory Hutchinson: drums, Gerard Presencer: flugel horn, trumpet
Make This City Ours Tonight
03:33$1.80 - Gettin' HighComposer(s) Milton Nascimento, Tracy MannArtist(s) Claire Martin: vocals, Gareth Williams: piano, backing vocals, Peter Washington: bass, Gregory Hutchinson
Gettin' High
05:16$1.80 - Another NightComposer(s) Dan Siegel, Mark WinklerArtist(s) Claire Martin: vocals, Gareth Williams: piano, backing vocals, Peter Washington: bass, Gregory Hutchinson: drums, Gerard Presencer: flugel horn, trumpet
Another Night
07:04$2.70 - Bye-Bye Country BoyComposer(s) Blossom Dearie, Jack SegalArtist(s) Claire Martin: vocals, Gareth Williams: piano, backing vocals, Peter Washington: bass, Gregory Hutchinson: drums, Gerard Presencer: trumpet
Bye-Bye Country Boy
04:51$1.80 - No Moon At AllComposer(s) Redd Evans, David MannArtist(s) Claire Martin: vocals, Gareth Williams: piano, backing vocals, Peter Washington: bass, Gregory Hutchinson: drums, Antonio Hart: saxophone
No Moon At All
04:08$1.80 - Summer (Estate)Composer(s) Joel E Siegel, Bruno Brighetto, Bruno MartinoArtist(s) Claire Martin: vocals, Gareth Williams: piano, backing vocals, Peter Washington: bass, Gregory Hutchinson: drums
Summer (Estate)
05:29$1.80 - Anyplace I Hang My Hat Is HomeComposer(s) Johnny Mercer, Harold ArlenArtist(s) Claire Martin: vocals, Gareth Williams: piano, backing vocals, Peter Washington: bass, Gregory Hutchinson: drums, Antonio Hart: saxophone
Anyplace I Hang My Hat Is Home
04:01$1.80 - How Deep Is The Ocean?Composer(s) Irving BerlinArtist(s) Claire Martin: vocals, Gareth Williams: piano, backing vocals, Peter Washington: bass, Gregory Hutchinson: drums, Gerard Presencer - flugel horn, trumpet
How Deep Is The Ocean?
03:31$1.80 - Empty BedComposer(s) Claire Martin , Gareth Williams Claire Martin Gareth WilliamsArtist(s) Claire Martin: vocals, Gareth Williams - piano, backing vocals
Empty Bed
07:47$2.70 - Could This Be The One?Composer(s) Clive GregsonArtist(s) Claire Martin - vocals, Gareth Williams - piano, backing vocals, Peter Washington - bass, Gregory Hutchinson - drums, Antonio Hart - saxophone, Gerard Presencer - flugel horn, trumpet
Could This Be The One?
04:56$1.80 - Collagen LipsComposer(s) Suzanne CloudArtist(s) Claire Martin: vocals, Gareth Williams: piano, backing vocals, Peter Washington: bass, Gregory Hutchinson: drums, Gerard Presencer: flugel horn, trumpet, Antonio Hart: saxophone
Collagen Lips
05:27$1.80
Total running time: 56 minutes.
Album information
With a title song by the Brazilian troubadour Milton Nascimento, Make This City Ours was critically acclaimed, culminating in Claire being named 'Best Vocalist' at the 1997 BBC Jazz Awards.
In 1996 Claire Martin returned to New York to record Make This City Ours following enthusiastic reviews for her US debut.
Classic songs from the Golden Age of the Great American Songbook sit easily aside contemporary songs, including a Claire Martin original, 'Empty Bed' and Suzanne Cloud's 'Collagen Lips', a wry glance at the cult of the body beautiful. Claire handles this imaginative choice of material with ease and conviction; the New York Observer described the album as 'a meticulous blend of brilliant material and flawless craftsmanship'.
Claire is accompanied by an exceptional trans-Atlantic quintet: British pianist Gareth Williams and trumpeter Gerard Presencer play alongside American saxophonist Antonio Hart, bassist Peter Washington and drummer Gregory Hutchinson.
