EW's GRADE
A-

Details Lead Performance: Dianne Reeves; Genre: Jazz

There isn't a weak track on this impeccably sung tribute. Reeves' pairing with impish trumpeter-vocalist Clark Terry on ''I Hadn't Anyone Till You'' is great fun. But she packs the strongest punch on a tune Vaughan never recorded: ''A Chamada.'' Haunting, inspired, and freer than she is on the great lady's signature songs, her wordless vocal truly evokes Vaughan's legacy. A-

Originally posted Feb 23, 2001 Published in issue #583-584 Feb 23, 2001 Order article reprints

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