Carrie Wicks - Maybe - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The original tunes are all revelations... musical and lyrical sophistication of the highest order. If you attached a name like Bacharach or Richard Rodgers to them you would not be surprised. - Hobart Taylor, KUCI. Original songs propel Carrie Wicks' fourth recording for OA2 Records. Several are co-written with co-producer Nick Allison, and others with Ken Nottingham, who, along with Wicks, are members of the Bushwick Book Club where literature is used to inspire compositions and then performed at unique musical literary events. Several of these songs are presented here with Carrie's shimmering quartet meshing beautifully with her intimate, burnished tone and conversational delivery. InchSome Other Spring,Inch a harmonically intriguing ballad recorded by Billie Holiday in 1939 and InchMeet Me at No Special PlaceInch from Nat King Cole's songbook are also included. InchWhat a surprise her voice is individualistic and alluring at the same time.Inch - WWOZ, New Orleans

After eight years of immersing herself in the vocal jazz tradition by studying with the best teachers and getting her tail wet onstage, Carrie Wicks gathers some of Seattle's finest for her debut recording. With co-producer Bill Anschell on piano, Jeff Johnson on bass, Bryon Vannoy on drums, and Hans Teuber on woodwinds, Wicks displays a veteran's sense of pacing and repertoire to compliment her unique and understated vocal approach. Homage is paid to Blossom Dearie with InchEverything I've GotInch to Nat King Cole with InchI'm LostInch (in six), and to Billie Holiday for her rendition of InchBaby, Get Lost.Inch Wicks's angelic tone mourns the story in InchLilac Wine,Inch Elvis Costello's jazz ballad InchAlmost BlueInch hits deep and InchComes LoveInch is dark and foreboding yet swinging. InchI'll Get Around to ItInch is a stirring debut from an inspired new voice.

Carrie Wicks - Barely There [COMPACT DISCS] date 10/16/2012