An eclectic debut album from Canadian born Kellylee Evans with a very smooth style that slides through jazz, soul, R & B, and blues evading any categorization. However, she definitely has the delivery of a fine jazz singer -- her rich voice is relaxed but shows remarkable control and depth. The musical backing ranges from a light rumba to a bit of mainstream jazz to hints of airy funk and reggae. The music is all original, and her compositions are also first-rate. In 2004 she was awarded second place in the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocals Competition, held at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. The judges – Quincy Jones, Al Jarreau, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Kurt Elling, Jimmy Scott and Flora Purim chose Kellylee out of a pool of over 160 gifted vocalists from around the world.
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Tracks: VBR
ReplyDelete1. What About Me? (3:57)
2. Lead Me Closer (4:02)
3. I Don't Want You To Love Me (3:53)
4. Hooked (3:47)
5. Fight or Flight? (Help Me Help You) (3:18)
6. I Don't Think I Want to Know (5:45)
7. Let's Call a Truce Tonight (3:47)
8. Rapunzel (3:39)
9. How Can You Get Along Without Me? (2:53)
10. Who Knows (3:29)
11. What About Me? (Bonus Track) (4:04)
12. What About Me? (Bonus Track) (4:43)
Hello beequeen, i enjoy very much your blog. Very nice music. Do you have music from Naoko Terai, Rie Akagi or Tim Weisberg? From Tim I am looking for the "Undercover" and "Naked Eyes" albums.
ReplyDeleteI myself started recently a blog dedicated to Salsa and Contemporary and Latin Jazz from the 80's. I just started adding music. You can access it at http://salsa-jazz.blogspot.com/
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Pionono
Thanks BeeQueen,there are certainly a lot of talented singers around at the moment but I haven't heard this one,thanks for the chance.
ReplyDeletePionono,I think Smooth at My Jazz World has a fair bit of Tim Weisberg.
You're welcome and thanks for the leads to both of you !
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