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CD Reviews: Nancy Kelly..Born To Swing..Amherst Records 2006
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Posted by: adminon Tuesday, May 23, 2006 - 05:34 PM |
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By John Gilbert
It is so easy when you know how and so pretty when you do it right and
Nancy Kelly does it right and then some.
Miss Kelly has paid her dues in the jazz genre and as a result she has
developed into one of the major forces in this idiom, perhaps the best
of them all. She has honed her craft in jazz clubs the world over.
Kelly's range is high wide and handsome, her phrasing is impeccable and
she scats joyfully, correctly and gives new meaning to the word hip.
Nancy Kelly is the real deal and your ears will bear witness to that.
"I've Got The World On A String" Kelly is on this tune like a heat
seeking missile this is followed by a lengthy tenor solo. Dino Losito
at the piano weaves his magic with some cool changes in his inimitable
fashion. Losito is the perfect match for Kelly, in that he swings with
the best of them. This tune is revitalized, revamped and given a brand
new life.
"Like Someone In Love" will melt your heart as Nancy Kelly does justice
to this Burke / Van Heusen piece in a superb ballad style that has "No
Holds Barred" stamped all over it.
Dino Losito's brilliant intro on "You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To"
paves the way for Kelly's vocal that is infused with a brightness that
shines like the aurora borealis...Some dynamic scatting serves as a
virtual instrumental byway into the land of bop.
Nice solo by bassist Neal Miner adds some spice to a tune that is
already abounding in provocative piquancy.
"Let Me Off Uptown" Shades of Anita but with Kelly's patented high heat
stamped all over it. Dino Losito's brief solo is as good as it gets.
Again Kelly's scatting rules the day only interrupted by some persiflage
with Person.
This album (aptly titled "Born To Swing) is one in a million and it is
certainly the standard by which all jazz singers will be judged. This
recording ranks as the best I have heard in 2006. To put it succinctly,
if Nancy Kelly isn't the best in the business today, the electric chair
is a barca lounger and pigs are tap dancing on Broadway.
5 Stars
Nancy Kelly (vocals) Dino Losito (piano) Neal Miner (bass) Mark Taylor
(drums) Houston Person (tenor sax)
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