Never Never Land (Jane Monheit album) explained

Never Never Land
Type:	studio
Artist:	Jane Monheit
Border:	yes
Recorded:	January 13–14, 2000
Genre:	Jazz, vocal jazz
Label:	N-Coded
Producer:	Joel Dorn, Carl Griffin
Next Title:	Come Dream with Me

Never Never Land is the debut album by jazz singer Jane Monheit, recorded when she was 22 years old. At AllMusic, critic David Adler wrote that her voice on this album was "as close to flawless as a human can get". She was accompanied by jazz musicians Bucky Pizzarelli, Ron Carter, Hank Crawford, and Kenny Barron. The album includes cover versions of the standards "More Than You Know", "My Foolish Heart", and "Twisted".^[1]

Personnel

• Jane Monheit – vocals, vocal arrangement
• Hank Crawford – alto saxophone
• David "Fathead" Newman – flute, tenor saxophone
• Kenny Barron – piano
• Bucky Pizzarelli – guitar
• Ron Carter – bass
• Lewis Nash – drums

Production

• Joel Dorn – producer
• Carl Griffin – executive producer
• Tom Shick – engineer, mixing
• Todd Parker – assistant engineer
• Gene Paul – mastering, mixing
• David Berkman – arranger
• Peter Eldridge – arranger^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Adler. David R.. Never Never Land - Jane Monheit. AllMusic. 4 February 2017.
2. Web site: Never Never Land. AllMusic. 4 February 2017.