A Song For You by Ernestine Anderson
HighNote

I cannot think of another jazz voice at age 79 that sounded better. Anderson is a master at her craft. She believes the lyric and understands the limitations of her voice using every last ounce of emotion to express the feeling using moderated accents which probably explains why her chords are in such good shape. But there are few limitations that cannot be compensated by her clever use of staccato, dramatic use of space, gliding glissandi and gorgeous legato middle register lines, tastefully interpreted within reach of the melody using her subtle Texan twang.  

At the heart of this 2008 recording are medium tempo swingers like ‘This Can’t be Love’ and ‘A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening’. Houston Person, the long time choice of her contemporary Etta Jones instinctively adds his bluesy tenor making this album a winner apart from the inclusion of a rather hard to swallow ‘Candy’.