Lisa Ekdahl - Sings Salvadore Poe (2001)

It's impossible not to grab for comparables when it comes to Lisa Ekdahl. With this singer, everyone does. Always. Blossom Dearie is one of the names repeatedly dredged up, as though Dearie's high octaved but sultry and sophisticated sound could be compared side-by-side with Ekdahl's childish tremor. Diana Krall is another name evoked beside Ekdahl's, though this comparison is nothing short of silly. Sure: both are sinuous blondes who look devastating in slinky gowns and both have had more than a flirt with jazz, but Ekdahl sounds as much like Krall as she does Chet Baker. That is to say: not at all.

Tracklist:

01. Daybreak
02. Rivers Of Love
03. Sunny Weather
04. Only You
05. The Color Of You
06. How Many More Times
07. I Will Be Blessed
08. Since You've Been Gone
09. I've Never Seen Anything Like You
10. I Don't Miss You Anymore
11. Nightingale
12. The Rhythm Of Our Hearts
13. Sun Rose
14. Of My Conceit
15. L'Aurore
16. All I Really Want Is Love