Flying

Reviewed: 2018-01-03
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: With finely-honed vocal chops channeled through some compelling compositions of her own and a few distinctively-performed covers, Kendrick is a complete artist. Kendrick has an equal fondness for jazz, pop and R&B, and what's most noteworthy about Kendrick's music is how seamlessly her disparate musical interests flow together.
If You Like: Flora Purim, Champian Fulton, Sarah Vaughan, Linda Perhacs
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Never You Mind (4:45) – cymbals start> midtempo song> piano solo> song> scat singing to quick stop
2/ Fallen (4:48) – drums start> slow song> quick fade
**3/ It Could Happen To You (5:28) – vocal starts with spare accompaniment> midtempo song> scat solo> bass solo> midtempo song> quick fade on vocal
4/ You Two (4:19) – bass/piano starts> slow song> electric piano solo> slow song> fade on vocal
*5/ The Very Thought Of You (5:46) – piano starts> midtempo song> piano solo> scat solo> midtempo song builds to crescendo and slows, then builds to crescendo and slows to stop
*6/ I’ve Got No Strings (3:39) – bass starts> midtempo song> electric piano solo> pause> midtempo song> quick fade on vocal
**7/ Scorpion (5:31) – bass/drums start> fast song> piano/drums duet> piano solo> scat solo> fast song> fade
8/ The Lonely One (5:39) – accordion starts> midtempo song> scat solo> midtempo song> fade on vocal
9/ 3X5 (5:26) – accordion starts> slow song> quick shift to fast song> piano solo> fast song> quick fade on vocal
*10/ Secrets (4:33) – piano/drums start> slow song with strong vocal> bass solo> slow song builds in volume & intensity to crescendo> slow song to quick fade
11/ Boxed Wine (4:50) – vocal starts in waves of sound> slow song with chorus> slow fade on vocal
*12/ Flying (5:55) – vocal starts> midtempo song> scat solo> piano solo> midtempo song with chorus> fade on vocal