Wire Winner: New Jazz Vocal: 'It's no exaggeration to say that Claire Martin is the most phenomenal vocal talent yet to appear on the British jazz scene.'
The Wire
The Waiting Game
The Waiting Game
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- You Hit the SpotComposer(s) H Revel, M GordonArtist(s) Claire Martin - vocals, Jim Mullen - guitar, Jonathan Gee - piano, Arnie Somogyi - bass, Clark Tracey - drums
You Hit the Spot
03:24$1.80 - Be CoolComposer(s) Joni MitchellArtist(s) Claire Martin - vocals, Jim Mullen - guitar, Jonathan Gee - piano, Arnie Somogyi - bass, Clark Tracey - drums
Be Cool
04:43$1.80 - This Funny WorldComposer(s) R Rodgers, L HartArtist(s) Claire Martin - vocals, Jim Mullen - guitar, Jonathan Gee - piano, Arnie Somogyi - bass, Clark Tracey - drums
This Funny World
02:06$1.80 - Better Than AnythingComposer(s) D Wheat, W LoughboroughArtist(s) Claire Martin - vocals, Jim Mullen - guitar, Jonathan Gee - piano, Arnie Somogyi - bass, Clark Tracey - drums
Better Than Anything
02:58$1.80 - If You Could See Me NowComposer(s) T Dameron/C SigmanArtist(s) Claire Martin - vocals, Jim Mullen - guitar, Jonathan Gee - piano, Arnie Somogyi - bass, Clark Tracey - drums
If You Could See Me Now
03:38$1.80 - Some Cats KnowComposer(s) J Lieber, M StollerArtist(s) Claire Martin - vocals, Jim Mullen - guitar, Jonathan Gee - piano, Arnie Somogyi - bass, Clark Tracey - drums
Some Cats Know
04:28$1.80 - The Waiting GameComposer(s) C Martin, J GeeArtist(s) Claire Martin - vocals, Jim Mullen - guitar, Jonathan Gee - piano, Arnie Somogyi - bass, Clark Tracey - drums
The Waiting Game
03:06$1.80 - It's Always Four a.m.Composer(s) S Cahn, R AnthonyArtist(s) Claire Martin - vocals, Jim Mullen - guitar, Jonathan Gee - piano, Arnie Somogyi - bass, Clark Tracey - drums
It's Always Four a.m.
04:40$1.80 - The People That You Never Get To LoveComposer(s) Rupert HolmesArtist(s) Claire Martin - vocals, Jim Mullen - guitar, Jonathan Gee - piano, Arnie Somogyi - bass, Clark Tracey - drums
The People That You Never Get To Love
04:08$1.80 - TightComposer(s) Betty CarterArtist(s) Claire Martin - vocals, Jim Mullen - guitar, Jonathan Gee - piano, Arnie Somogyi - bass, Clark Tracey - drums
Tight
03:10$1.80 - Everything Happens To MeComposer(s) M Dennis, T AdairArtist(s) Claire Martin - vocals, Jim Mullen - guitar, Jonathan Gee - piano, Arnie Somogyi - bass, Clark Tracey - drums
Everything Happens To Me
06:47$1.80 - The Key To Your FerrariComposer(s) Thomas DolbyArtist(s) Claire Martin - vocals, Jim Mullen - guitar, Jonathan Gee - piano, Arnie Somogyi - bass, Clark Tracey - drums
The Key To Your Ferrari
03:25$1.80
Total running time: 46 minutes.
Album information
Claire Martin's debut album was chosen by The Times as one of its 'Records of the Year'.
Acclaimed as the outstanding new British voice of the decade, Claire Martin achieved instant recognition with her debut album, The Waiting Game. It was among the bestselling jazz albums of 1992 and was chosen as a 'Record of the Year' by The Times and named #6 Critics' Choice for 1992 by The Wire.
The pianist and composer Richard Rodney Bennett, long renowned as a connoisseur of singers, concluded his liner notes for the album with the unabashed exclamation: "This record knocks me out." Tony Bennett was equally enthusiastic when he appeared on the same bill as Claire at the Glasgow International Jazz Festival.
The Waiting Game sees Claire accompanied by a quartet featuring guitarist Jim Mullen.
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Reviews
'Claire Martin has a fine jazz voice...she'll do quite well.'
Jazz Scene
'Martin [has a] wonderful ability to interpret a song...the young diva succeeds best when she reaches furthest, and her wild rendition of Thomas Dolby's "The Key To Your Ferrari" provies just how versatile and entertaining jazz vocals can be.'
AudioVideo Shopper
'This is a CD I can hardly keep out of my CD player. A tenacious jazz sound, jazz feel, jazz phrasing ... yeah, an insistently head-spinning jazz singer is what Claire Martin is! Her hip, intoxicating voice and natural manner in shaping songs-unfolding tales and inherent nuances lying in wait to be enlivened-simply keeps her singing crisply fresh and savory.'
Jazz Educators Journal
'Claire Martin, a British vocalist with a sultry sound...has loads of promise.'
Sunday World-Herald
