NEWS
August 21, 1992 | ZAN STEWART, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Zan Stewart writes regularly about music for The Times
Remember the albums of such classic standards as "What's New" and "My Old Flame" that Linda Ronstadt made with Nelson Riddle's orchestra in the early '80s? Those albums, still available as " 'Round Midnight," a two-CD set on Asylum Records, have sold in the hundreds of thousands and are thought to have sparked the current revival in standards that resulted in such smash hits as Natalie Cole's "Unforgettable."
ENTERTAINMENT
July 14, 1992 | DIRK SUTRO
Signed to Capitol Records in 1957 at age 16, Sue Raney took a shot at teen stardom with silly songs such as "Biology," which became a minor hit. But, after 11 albums, Raney burned out in her quest to become a pop diva. Following a subsequent 12-year detour into writing and singing jingles, she resumed her career in 1984, concentrating on warm jazz standards.
ENTERTAINMENT
September 15, 1991 | LEONARD FEATHER
Singer Raney's strength is as a ballad specialist, and on several tunes here--including "My Foolish Heart" and " 'Tis Autumn"--she displays that tenderly appealing side of her artistry. Raney does have a couple of vocal quirks: a tendency to scoop tones upward and a habit of adding h 's to certain words ( and becomes hand ). Yet at her best she is one of our most overlooked and under-appreciated singers.
ENTERTAINMENT
August 6, 1989 | LEONARD FEATHER
SUE RANEY "Sue Raney Sings the Music of Henry Mancini Trend TRCD 557:***** Is Sue Raney a jazz singer? Does it matter? The elements brought together here are her impeccable diction, her lyrical sensitivity, Mancini's consistently rewarding melodies, and the arrangements by Alan Broadbent, whose adventurous use of a bank of flutes (doubling on clarinets and saxes) is a key factor.
ENTERTAINMENT
March 27, 1987 | LEONARD FEATHER
Sue Raney, who came and went in two nights at the Vine St. Bar & Grill, brings together in a single performance the most desirable elements one looks for in a jazz-inclined singer. Guaranteed in any Raney show: overall concept, choice of material, sensitive interpretation and, for good measure, physical beauty. On Tuesday evening, her first performance began and ended in a jazz waltz groove, starting with "How's That for Openers?"