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Broadway veteran Rachel York (Victor/Victoria, The Scarlet Pimpernel) has the kind of voice that a song standard would gladly thank, if it could. With her soaring, pure tones, perfect diction, and boundless energy, York brings class, elegance, and, above all, spirit to a lovingly expressed program of first-class tunes including “My Funny Valentine,” “All The Things You Are,” and “My One and Only Love.” York also knows how to spice things up with a few unexpected choices, such as the Rosemary Clooney hit “My House,” Stephen Sondheim’s “Sooner or Later” (from the film Dick Tracy), and the Paris Sisters’ early-‘60s pop hit “I Love how You Love Me,” as well as producer Tor Hyams’s “Too Good to Be True.” It's obvious that York's as comfortable swinging an up-tempo performance as she is bathing a ballad in honeyed warmth. In short, a welcome debut from a gifted vocalist who’s here to stay. William Pearl, Barnes & Noble