Title track features lyrics from a poem written by Dr.Maya Angelou Eagerly awaited follow-up to Wilson's 2005 Grammy winning release Turned To Blue is a classic representation of Nancy Wilson showcasing the full spectrum of her five decade career in entertainment. The legendary songstress delivers a story through ballads as only she can, premieres unparalleled treatments of new songs and swings with a big band harking back to her days with Cannonball Adderley and the Billy May Orchestra. There is something for everyone on Turned To Blue. The title track,' Turned To Blue,' spotlights the long relationship Wilson has had with Dr.Maya Angelou, former Poet Laureate for the United States, and features lyrics from her poem,' My Life Has Turned To Blue.' This song became the first of four new compositions:' Turned To Blue,' 'Knitting Class,' 'These Golden Years' and Artie Butler¡s 'I Don't Remember Ever Growing Up.


"On her follow-up to the 2005 Grammy winner (for Best Jazz Vocal Album)R.S.V.P. (Rare Songs, Very Personal), classic jazz singer Nancy Wilson takes it nice and easy. Overall, it would have been nice to get more tracks with the "All Star Big Band," which percolates beautifully on Duke Ellington's "Take Love Easy" and Vernon Duke's "Taking a Chance on Love." The joy with which Wilson surfs over these arrangements is infectious and allows the listener to overlook the occasional roughness of breathing and pitch. The rest of the album is more subdued and less winning. The title track sets Maya Angelou's poem "My Life Has Turned to Blue" to music, with soft Latin-jazz inflections punctuated by marimba (a sly nod to Angelou's own calypso recordings of the 1950s?) At the other extreme, a cover of "Just Once," a track popularized by Quincy Jones and James Ingram, veers dangerously toward Lite FM territory. It should be noted that fans of tenor-sax playing will enjoy distinct solo spots by Bob Mintzer, James Moody, Tom Scott, Andy Snitzer, and Jimmy Heath." --Elisabeth Vincentelli