Possessing a rare ability to appeal to two often deeply separated worlds-those who like their jazz light, and those purists who want their jazz heavy, Sophie Milman challenges herself vocally to bring the swing and commanded respect from both camps. Make Someone Happy covers a number of underdone melodies, from Stevie Wonder's Rocket Love to the Guess Who's Undun, to the beautiful cover of Eli by poet Hannah Senesh, Millman's disc will indeed make someone happy.

Jazz vocalist Sophie Milman is a sophisticated and torchy singer with a bent toward American popular songbook standards. Born in Russia of Jewish heritage, Milman spent much of her childhood in Israel, where her parents moved after the fall of the Berlin Wall.