by: George Fendel
If you get to the point where you can gig with pianist Keith Ingham, you're in heady company. That's what Maxwell has accomplished. Ingham, you see, has accompanied such gifted singers as Maxine Sullivan and Susnnah McCorkle, so he knows all the subtleties of his craft.
Maxwell has a rather soft, slightly Blossom Dearie-ish voice and seems to convey the meaning of a lyric in a very honest and direct fashion. Certainly it doesn't do any harm to Maxwell's effort when she gives us a selection of both honored evergreens ("I'll Take Romance," "It Might as Well Be Spring," "Someone To Watch Over Me," "Blue Moon" and "Skylark"). Along with these, Maxwell mixes in a few lesser known goodies including "You Can't Lose A Broken Heart" and others.
Maxwell doesn't force a note, nearly letting the music somehow "sing itself." And that's a pretty good trick.
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