Deborah Shulman vocals | Ted Howe piano | Kevin Axt bass |Dave Tull drums
Produced by Ted Howe
Shulman’s vocals are terrific throughout. She can be spunky, seductive or sedate, depending on what the song requires, and she almost always get the heart of the matter. – Dan Bilawsky, allaboutjazz.com
Shulman’s Get Your Kicks: The Music & Lyrics of Bobby Troup is a winner. Shulman gets it when it comes to singing Troup. She is hip when called for, poignant if that is the way she should be, sexy and naughty if appropriate, and always embraces humor in those lyrics that only Troup could have written. – Joe Lang, Jersey Jazz
Songwriter Bobby Troup was a master at composing conversational lyrics, and vocalist Deborah Shulman is a master at interpreting such lyrics. That the two come together on Get Your Kicks: The Music and Lyrics of Bobby Troup should be no surprise; also, it is about time that Troup received an homage treatment like this. His lyrics were always 1950s chic, written in a day before political correctness ended the evolution and expansion of the Great American Songbook. What Shulman does is bring an honest understanding of both a music and its period of popularity. – Michael C. Bailey, All About Jazz
On her fourth recording release, vocalist Deborah Shulman is joined by the Ted Howe Trio for a really pleasing tribute to great composer and lyricist Bobby Troup. In Shulman, you have an experienced singer who knows her way around a song. In Howe, you have a very talented arranger and bandleader who creates really engaging arrangements of tunes. They work really well together. – The Jazz Page.com
Her rhythmic and melodically savvy approach, perfect diction and phrasing make Troup’s lines shine even brighter. And, with marvelously inventive arrangements and superb backing of pianist Ted Howe and his trio, the entire quartet frames and delivers the material impeccably. – Nicholas F. Mondello, All About Jazz
Expertly capturing the late night hipster vibe of martini fueled days gone by, Shulman and Howe are here to get inside the music and deliver it properly, which they do a great job of. A dandy revitalization of one of the pop master craftsmen, this is top shelf throughout. Well done. – Chris Spector, Midwest Record
“I wanted this to be a jazz album with a party vibe. I wanted this to be a jazz album, with no crossover.” If that’s what Deborah Shulman intended, she hit the mark. This is an album that will have you smiling. – Jack Goodstein, Blogcritics.org
Shulman has a strong voice and has fine vocal tones. She is not only a singer and recording artist, but a vocal coach as well. She displays quite a range going from the melancholy tone of Meaning of Blues to the charged up Lemon Twist. She is not afraid to put her stamp on a song. – Oscar Brooks, Examiner.com
Start with a deep sophisticated, smoky, sensual voice, add Sinatra level phrasing and you have the marvelous talent of Deborah Shulman. – Rick Busciglia, examiner.com