The New York Girls Club signed CD

It is rare when a performer is equally at home in more than one genre (or at least able to translate that joy to the audience); rarer still when they can triumph. But Rebecca Pidgeon certainly does. Oddly, I only knew Ms Pidgeon from her impressive performance in film THE SPANISH PRISONER and then earlier this year her stunning interpretation of Catherine Winslow in David Mamet's adaptation of the Rattigan play, THE WINSLOW BOY. After seeing that film three times, I finally realized what it was that held me in such rapt wonder: it was as if the entire film was under the spell of this wonderful new actress. How uninformed was I to feel later when searching through the Internet to find this and the other wonderful discs Ms Pidgeon has been producing. THE NEW YORK GIRLS CLUB is a wonderful record--mixing great jazz, blues, some traditional and neo-folk styles with great musicians and beautifully nuanced vocals. I've always marvelled at the few fine singers who can also act...with this and her other superb CDs, she may be the industry's best kept secret--at least for now.