Carmela Rappazzo
Joseph City
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By George W. Harris

Vocalist Carmela Rappazo's fourth release finds her leading a
folksy/jazz quintet featuring Pete Snell (g), Armando Compean (b) and
Lee Spath (dr) through a program of jazz standards and clever
originals. The band itself is Beale Street bluesy, and accompanies Ms
Rappazzo swingingly through faithful versions of tunes like "Old Black
Magic" and "Let's Fall in Love". Rappazzo herself, while displaying a
well-tuned mid range, gives respectible of not overwhelming treatments
of the standards. However, on her originals, she seems more convincing
and commited to the mood of the lyrics. "Miss You" has her mourning
over the Iberian mood created by Coco Trivisonno's bandoneon; "Ask
Coral" has Rappazzo acting sly and witty over the snappy rhythms, and
"Pandora" finds her in a convincing foreboding mood. A disc of all
originals could prove to be something quite formidable from this
promising lady.