Salute To Rita [CD], Dasha Beets, CD

Dasha Beets brings back the music where it should be. She handpicks the most captivating songs inthe history of jazz and bundles them into a set that covers all from profound swing till the crystalclear blend of heavenlysounds. The lyrics handle deep emotions and intriguing schemes and settings, while Dasha is delivering her own message, one of courage and consolation. Her singing andperformances can be found as complete as can be, both abstract and concrete, sweet and fierce, intimate and open, calm and exciting. The music from the American songbook comes back to life andbecomes more than ever eloquent and touching. Dasha her strong romanticism is combined with apowerful energy, based on a life that has known many upsand downs, and through which music hasbeen the ever present lead, just like the melodies on this album full of highlights.