Karrin Allyson - In Blue (2002)

Front Cover	Album Info
	Artist/Composer Karrin Allyson Title In Blue Length 67:01 Discs: 1 Tracks: 13 Format LQ <160 kbps Packaging Jewel Case Label Concord Jazz Cat. Number 2106 Style Vocal Jazz Rating Recorded 2002  at  Sear Sound, NYC Comment przyjemnie, nie nahalnie - bardzo tradycyjnie

Musicians	Credits
Karrin Allyson vocals Steve Wilson sax soprano, sax alto Mulgrew Miller piano Danny Embrey guitar Peter Washington bass Lewis Nash drums	Producer Nick Phillips Engineer Josiah Gluck

Track list

01 Moanin' 06:04 02 Everybody's Cryin' Mercy 03:59 03 Long As You're Living 04:37 04 The Meaning Of The Blues 07:36 05 My Bluebird 04:33 06 Hum Drum Blues 05:42 07 How Long Has This Been Going O 05:43 08 West Coast Blues 05:04 09 Evil Gal Blues 04:15 10 Blue Motel Room 06:04 11 Bye Bye Country Boy 04:13 12 Love Me Like A Man 04:22 13 Angel Eyes 04:49

Notes

AMG Review by Matt Collar (4): Much like Wynton Marsalis' Soul Gestures in Southern Blue trilogy, vocalist Karrin Allyson's In Blue is a celebration of the blues. But where Marsalis focused on original post-bop compositions, Allyson simply performs some of her favorite tunes by composers such as Mose Allison, George & Ira Gershwin, Blossom Dearie, Bonnie Raitt, and others. Coming on the heels of her much-lauded double-Grammy-nominated Ballads: Remembering John Coltrane, In Blue may seem less ambitious than its predecessor, but this would be an unfair judgment. Allyson tackles this concept with as much verve and artistry as the Coltrane project and it's never a bad thing to hear her interpret a standard. Interestingly, this is apparently virgin ground for the singer, as she has never attempted such an extended foray into blues territory before. Not surprisingly, the results are stellar, with Allyson's ruddy voice — here sounding not dissimilar to Raitt's — tailor-made for the blues. It doesn't hurt either that she brings along such consummate sidemen as pianist Mulgrew Miller, bassist Peter Washington, and drummer Lewis Nash.