Alexander, Dee / Wild Is The Wind
| Album: | Wild Is The Wind | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Alexander, Dee | Added: | May 2009 | |
| Label: | Blujazz Productions | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2009-05-10 | Pull Date: | 2009-07-12 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Jul 12 | Jul 5 | Jun 21 | Jun 7 | May 31 | May 24 | May 17 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Sep 14, 2024: | Music Casserole
This Bitter Earth |
4. | Feb 04, 2023: | Music Casserole
You And I |
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| 2. | Apr 13, 2024: | Music Casserole
Feeling Good |
5. | Jan 06, 2022: | No Cover, No Minimum (rebroadcast from Nov 23, 2017)
Feeling Good |
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| 3. | Jul 29, 2023: | Music Casserole
Wild Is The Wind |
6. | Nov 23, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
Feeling Good |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2009-05-10
Reviewed 2009-05-10
DEE ALEXANDER: Wild Is The Wind
Blujazz, 2009
JAZZ VOCALS – Excellent Chicago singer, very much from the Dee Dee Bridgewater sassy/sexy/scatting school, but also showing a strong Nina Simone influence. That combo requires some serious jazz chops – very few people could pull it off – but Alexander sounds perfectly natural and supremely confident. She combines sweetness and grit, soul and fearlessness, and she’s an awesome improviser. You go, girl!
* * * * | Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10
1. 3:16 – straight-up, bouncy swinger; upbeat lyric & scat break
2. 5:18 – serious/romantic vocal over latin rhythm; nice piano
3. 6:19 – very slow bluesy ballad, vocals are in full command... damn!
4. 6:53 – down to the roots: remarkably elastic vocal, cool spiritual vibe
5. 4:32 – cool strut, a “thank you” to her mentor, AACM sax man Henry Huff
6. 6:32 – Nina Simone territory: bittersweet, unhurried, steadfast, strong
7. 7:09 – lilting/soaring original with an easy reggae beat, neat violin/scat duet
8. 5:32 – gentle affirmation song: lovely sound, positive lyric, floating piano
9. 3:49 – speedy rhythm, soulful vocal, flits and flutters… hot drum solo
10. 8:41 – excellent solo bass intro, then deep soulful vocals… really good!
11. 7:05 – Nina Simone’s empowerment classic, jazzy with deep feeling
[ Fo ] 05/10/09
Blujazz, 2009
JAZZ VOCALS – Excellent Chicago singer, very much from the Dee Dee Bridgewater sassy/sexy/scatting school, but also showing a strong Nina Simone influence. That combo requires some serious jazz chops – very few people could pull it off – but Alexander sounds perfectly natural and supremely confident. She combines sweetness and grit, soul and fearlessness, and she’s an awesome improviser. You go, girl!
* * * * | Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10
1. 3:16 – straight-up, bouncy swinger; upbeat lyric & scat break
2. 5:18 – serious/romantic vocal over latin rhythm; nice piano
3. 6:19 – very slow bluesy ballad, vocals are in full command... damn!
4. 6:53 – down to the roots: remarkably elastic vocal, cool spiritual vibe
5. 4:32 – cool strut, a “thank you” to her mentor, AACM sax man Henry Huff
6. 6:32 – Nina Simone territory: bittersweet, unhurried, steadfast, strong
7. 7:09 – lilting/soaring original with an easy reggae beat, neat violin/scat duet
8. 5:32 – gentle affirmation song: lovely sound, positive lyric, floating piano
9. 3:49 – speedy rhythm, soulful vocal, flits and flutters… hot drum solo
10. 8:41 – excellent solo bass intro, then deep soulful vocals… really good!
11. 7:05 – Nina Simone’s empowerment classic, jazzy with deep feeling
[ Fo ] 05/10/09
Track Listing
| 1. | Live | 7. | Rossignol | |||
| 2. | Surrender Your Love | 8. | Long Road Ahead | |||
| 3. | This Bitter Earth | 9. | Butterfly | |||
| 4. | You And I | 10. | Feeling Good | |||
| 5. | C U On The Other Side | 11. | Four Women | |||
| 6. | Wild Is The Wind | . |