Distributor:

WEA (Distributor)

Label:

Warner Bros.

Import:

N

Release Date:

05/25/2004

Original Release Year:

2004

Time:

min sec

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Artist(s):

Rene‚ Olstead

Guest Artist(s):

Peter Cincotti; Chris Botti; Carol Welsman; Billy Childs

Engineer(s):

Humberto Gatica; Neil Devor; Alejandro Rodriguez; Humberto Gatica

Producer(s):

David Foster; Humberto Gatica; David Foster; Humberto Gatica

Studio/Live:

Studio

Number Of Discs:

1

UPC:

00093624870425

Genre:

Pop Vocal

Sub-Genre:

Classic Pop Vocals

Format:

CD

Notes

Personnel: Rene‚ Olstead (vocals); Carol Weisman (vocals); Dean Parks (guitar, acoustic guitar); Don Shelton (clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Don Shelton (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Warren Luening (trumpet); Alan Broadbent, Billy Childs, Billy Childs Trio, Gerald Clayton (piano); Brian Bromberg (bass instrument); Jeff Hamilton , David Tull (drums); Neil Devor (programming); Peter Cincotti (vocals, piano); Dennis Budimir (guitar); Chris Botti, Rick Baptist (trumpet); Chris Dawson (piano); Joe La Barbera, Vinnie Colaiuta (drums).
Audio Mixer: Humberto Gatica.
Recording information: Henson Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA; Signet Sound Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Westlake Audio, Hollywood, CA.
Arrangers: Carol Weisman; Fred Norman; John Clayton; Oscar Castro-Neves; Billy Childs Trio.
In a bold move that even more experienced singers might think twice about, Renee Olstead opens her self-titled major-label debut with a stark, a cappella verse of Gershwin's melancholy classic "Summertime." Olstead sings with confidence and swings with authority on this set of standards, an astonishing accomplishment for a young lady, who, at the time of this recording, was only 14 years old. Very little indicates that this album is the work of a teenager, and certain vocal touches even bring to mind the bold vocal style of K.D. Lang. The record features big-band arrangements with lush strings, punchy horns, and even a quasi-Swingle Singers backdrop on "On a Slow Boat to China." Chris Botti provides sexy trumpet obbligato on two numbers, and Peter Cincotti joins Olstead on a stellar duet of Neil Sedaka's "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do," rounding out a remarkable first outing by a notable talent.

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