Singer Madeline Bell has a beautiful voice for ballads, she sings soulful blues songs and she also has a solid swing. And all this on "Girl talk", which was recorded without overdubs in the presence of a "live audience". The arrangements for the songs, such as "After you've gone", "A house is not a home", "Every day I have the blues" and "My man", were provided by vibraphonist Frits Landesbergen
… and pianist Cor Bakker. The other Swingmates are: clarinetist / saxophonist Bernhard Berkhout, bassist Frans van Geest and drummer Hans Dekker. With a CD like this you really don't have to leave the house for the pleasant feeling you get at a live concert.more