With tones as clear as a bell, David's voice has the ability to transcend....Great style variations in both new songs and old standards bring interest and inspiration. "For All We know" is a beautiful arrangement that will send you to the stars...
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David Thorne Scott is a singer with a mellow tenor voice and a real feel for the improvisatory wonders of Jazz. He fares very well on imaginative arrangements of the usual clutch of standards here, like a starry-eyed and dancing “Have You Met Miss Jones?” and an “April In Paris” that shifts tempo several times. He also has fun with several non standard tunes including a bunch of his own work. “Shade” has a sharp funk edge and “Get Out Of Your Own Way” is a swinging brush-off song with a slick bass line. “Clown Stalking” has an up and down melody that gives Scott a chance to really show off his vocal prowess and “Saratoga Hunch” is some typically wry David Frishberg that Scott sings with the requisite casual coolness.  His group is an excellent match for his swinging, punchy vocals, particularly the rock solid bass work of John Funkhouser and the soulful Phil Woods-like interjections of alto player Daryl Lowery. Unlike the glorified cabaret singers being pushed as new male Jazz singing stars today, Scott does this music the right way. He phrases like a saxophone player and is as slippery and hip as the young Mel Torme. It would be nice to see some big label pick him up and sell him like they do a Peter Cincotti. Unfortunately, he’s probably too good for that.  Jerome Wilson
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On my first audition of David Thorne Scott, I was knocked out. The jazz singer/arranger is also a composer/lyricist who is a welcome change from the more predictable vocal jazzers in the competitive vocal milieu. Scott's voice is refreshingly different; he explores, discovers, and shares resulting creative approaches to melodies and doesn't fail to swing. His valuation of the import of melody and controlled use of dynamics is crystal clear. There is excitement in his shifts in tempo, appealing motifs, and phrasing at intriguing junctures, all executed in a pure sweet tone. These traits are funneled into his occasionally playful improvisations and dramatic story telling. Besides his own five originals, there are the familiar "Just One of Those Things," "Have You Met Miss Jones," "April in Paris," "Dancing on the Ceiling," and an impressive mood-setting of the ballad "For All We Know." His bandmates, like Scott, are Berklee College faculty members - pianist Mark Shilansky, bassist John Funkhouser, drummer Jon Hazilla, and saxophonist Daryl Lowery. We're sure to hear more from and about David Thorne Scott.
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I recieved this CD just as I was about to drive for about three hours.  Figuring that I would listen to it once just to see how I liked it, I stuck it in my car stereo, and I ended up listening to Shade for the whole entire trip! For the first time in my short career as a jazz listener, I actually really liked the songs, 'April in Paris' and 'Old Friends'.  This is a highly enjoyable album.
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