Tina May waited a long time to record this collection of songs associated with great female singers of the last century – Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Lotte Lenya, Edith Piaf et al – but it was worth it. Not only has her own singing matured, she has found the perfect arranger for the job in Frank Griffiths. To each of these dozen pieces she succeeds in imparting a delicate flavour of the original while remaining her inimitable self. Her version of Peggy Lee's Why Don't You Do Right? is particularly good, aided by Griffiths's beautifully poised clarinet.