Nancy Kelly - Be Cool - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Rekindling the vibes of her early 1980s, 5-year run at Philly's famed Jewell's Jazz Club, vocalist Nancy Kelly gathers her musical family - saxophonist Jerry Weldon, guitarist Dave Stryker, drummer Carmen Intorre Jr, and the young organ phenom, William Gorman - for a deeply soulful set of swinging standards, bop, and pop tunes. The legendary saxophonist Houston Person guests on 2 tracks, and NYC guitarist Charlie Sigler and saxophonist Joe Carello join Kelly on Joni Mitchell's InchBe Cool.Inch Dynamic and full of life, from the swinging InchDevil May Care,Inch through broad, emotional ballads such as InchNow at LastInch and InchLet it Be Me,Inch to the churning, barroom swing of InchShakin' Out My Blues,Inch Nancy Kelly displays a divine sense of pacing, mood, emotion and musical savvy throughout this powerful set. InchKelly has paid her dues in jazz and as a result developed into one of the major forces in this idiom, perhaps the best of them allInch. John Gilbert, EjazzNews.InchA world-class jazz singer in the feisty, swinging tradition of Anita O'Day - superb phrasing, excellent time, great intonation and tons of chops, with a load of charisma to boot. - Bill Milkowski, JazzTimes. Album Tracks 1. Devil May Care 2. Besame Mucho 3. Now at Last 4. Can't Take My Eyes Off of You 5. As Time Goes By 6. Be Cool 7. Let It Be Me 8. Be Bop Lives (Boplicity) 9. What a Difference a Day Made 10. You Don't Know Me 11. Shakin Out My Blues