Toronto's Sophie Milman has that rare ability to appeal to two often deeply

separated worlds: those who like their jazz light and those purists who want their

jazz heavy and nothing short of it. By having a more-than-capable traditional jazz

band and challenging herself vocally to bring the swing, she has commanded respect

from both camps. Milman's delivery is silky smooth, a gorgeous voice with a low

register reminiscent of Fiona Apple and an upper register that brings Ella

Fitzgerald's bounce and playfulness to mind. Like many jazz vocal discs, her

sophomore release Make Someone Happy contains an abundance of covers, but some

rather surprising in style. The often-done "Fever"’s arrangement is nothing like the

original, containing more of an unnerving musical undercurrent than the traditional

sultry one. Milman--who recorded this disc in her early 20s--covers a number of

underdone melodies, from Stevie Wonder's "Rocket Love" to the Guess Who's "Undun"

with composer/original band guitarist Randy Bachman offering his sonic inflections

to the song. Disc high points include the smokin' jam "It Might As Well Be Spring,"

 the sexy bossa nova of original track "Something in the Air Between Us" and the

beautiful cover of "Eli, Eli" by Second World War Holocaust hero and poet Hannah

Senesh. It is a brave and haunting number that Milman does great justice to.

--Denise Sheppard

Label:Linus Entertainment – 2 70077

Format:CD, Album

Country:Canada

Released:2007

Genre:Jazz

Style:Jazz

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TRACKLIST:

1 People Will Say We're In Love 3:09

2 Something In The Air Between Us 4:12

3 Rocket Love 4:33

4 So Long, You Fool 3:04

5 Matchmaker, Matchmaker 3:16

6 Like Someone In Love 3:30

7 Make Someone Happy 4:00

8 (It's Not Easy) Bein' Green 4:41

9 Reste (Stay) 3:20

10 Fever 5:13

11 Undun 3:38

12 It Might As Well Be Spring 3:34

13 Eli, Eli (A Walk To Caesarea) 3:24