Nikki Yanofsky - Ella... Of Thee I Swing 'September 23, 2008

Tracks list

Tracks

01 - Lullaby Of Birdland 
02 - It Dont Mean A Thing (If It Aint Got That Swing) 
03 - Swingin On The Moon 
04 - Youve Changed 
05 - Flyin Home 
06 - Relax Max 
07 - Old MacDonald 
08 - Hear Me Talkin To Ya 
09 - Aint Got Nothin But The Blues 
10 - At Last 
11 - The Way You Look Tonight 
12 - A Tisket, A Tasket 
13 - Over The Rainbow 
14 - Deed I Do 
15 - Vote For Mr. Rhythm 
16 - Evil Gal Blues 
17 - With A Little Help From My Friends

In a post-millennium music market, most teen pop personalities are compared to
Miley Cyrus before they are compared to Celine Dion. However, Montreals Nikki
Yanofskys mastered range and voice certainly liken her more to the latter: not
to say that she is classic or irrelevant, simply that she has a wicked talent
with a mature charisma well beyond her years. This is proven triumphantly on
Ella...Of Thee I Swing, a debut that doesnt try to dominate pop radio waves with
bubblegum mush, rather one that pays tribute to the classic jazz numbers which
have ultimately inspired the cultured teen. Ella is more than just a standard
tribute album: its an 18-track piece of musical magic. The album stands out
because of Yanofskys covers of more mainstream numbers. Few can ever cover
original tracks like Somewhere Over the Rainbow, The Way You Look Tonight, or At
Last with such awe-inspiring vocals. However, Yanofsky proves that at 15 years
old, she can tackle these great numbers effortlessly. Ella...Of Thee I Swing
wont have you bopping your head in your car like 95-percent of teen pop stars
music does, but it will make you feel like you are listening to a genuinely
fantastic collection of brilliant pop and jazz music, sung through the body of
an impressive young talent who, bar none, stands as the best pop voice under 20
in the post-millennium music scene to date.

Matthew Chisling

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