Stevie Holland sings to tomatoes, and I understand why. Jazz has long forgotten that it can simply have fun. Holland—a professional vocalist with a serious background—chooses zany as a method. “Talk to Your Tomatoes” sounds like someone recorded a perfect jam session at Rudy Van Gelder’s studio in 1962, only yesterday.
The brass section works powerfully, the double bass roams freely, the piano enters precisely. Holland commands her voice completely: transitions between registers are smooth, natural, timing impeccable.
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Here’s a woman who has been making quality jazz for decades, and now has decided that the world deserves to hear about conversations with vegetables. A wise decision. Sometimes the only way to preserve sanity is to talk to what grows and stays silent.
Listening to Stevie Holland, you understand jazz can be smart and silly at the same time. It’s liberating.
*The song was submitted via Groover. The editorial decision was made independently.
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