DENISE DONATELLI/Whistling in the Dark: With a catalog that goes back almost 70 years and co-writers that can fit any mood, it’s hard to go wrong with a singer that knows how to dive in and get going. Not restricting herself to any particular era, she does more to contemporize Burt Bacharach than any catalog kid looking to move up at the record company could. A solid refresher course in middle class cool.
(Savant 2196)