Nancy Kelly - Live Jazz - 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

Vocalist sings the kind of world class jazz reminiscent of a young Ella Fitzgerald, presenting standards like InchTil There Was YouInch, InchSlow Boat To ChinaInch & InchStormy WeatherInch Album Tracks 1. 'Till There Was You 2. That's All 3. The Joint Is Jumpin' 4. At Long Last Love 5. Young and Foolish 6. It's Alright with Me 7. Slow Boat to China 8. Stormy Weather 9. I Concentrate on You 10. Through the Fire 11. Jennine 12. Come in from the Rain

Nancy Wilson, best known for her and sister Ann Wilson's multi-platinum band Heart, now releases her 1st solo album. Featuring a mix of 2 acoustic shows recorded in 1997 at McCabes' Guitar Shop in Santa Monica, CA, the album offers a set of new songs and old favorites. Nancy has long been celebrated for her guitar work, but with her new album, she combines her guitar performances with a full dose of commanding vocals - the same talent that earned Heart their #1 single InchThese Dreams.Inch Album Tracks 1. Even It Up 2. Kathy's Song 3. Half Moon 4. Everything 5. A Case of You 6. Sister 7. Love Mistake 8. Ground Zero 9. Leghead's Lament 10. In Your Eyes 11. Angels 12. These Dreams 13. The Rain Song