My Perfect Storm

Reviewed: 2020—03-09
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Local chanteuse applies her vocal charms to a variety of styles. Mostly originals with a few select standards.
If You Like: Nina Simone, Carmen McCrae, Bessie Smith
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ Crazy He Calls Me (5:21) – piano starts> sultry slow tempo song builds to midtempo> fade
*2/ Jekyll And Hyde (5:16) – guitar starts> slow tempo bluesy song swings to midtempo> fade
**3/ My Perfect Storm (8:21) - piano starts> slow tempo song slowly builds to a climax & subsides to fade
*4/ The 903 (6:06) – electric guitar starts> slow tempo blues song> slow fade
*5/ Something’s Changed (7:34) – guitar starts> midtempo bluesy song builds in volume> slow fade
6/ That’s All (5:04) – piano starts> slow tempo song builds to climax> pause> fade on vocal
7/ Kisses On The Catamaran (3:59) – drums start> midtempo song> crescendo & quick stop
8/ Estate (5:29) – piano starts> slow tempo song> slow fade
**9/ Chickens Come Home To Roost (8:16) – guitar starts> slow tempo blues> crescendo & fade
*10/ Be Anything, But Darling Be Mine (5:07) – piano/guitar starts> sultry slow tempo song> slow fade