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"Wonderful vocal...sophisticated
lyric references match the ensemble playing style of the band...terrific
work."
—Frank Fuchs, Producer-songwriter,
two-time Grammy nominee for producer
of the year
"An absolutely
beautiful recording, and I love her voice!"
—Bruce Bratton, The Santa Cruz Metro
Kay’s debut CD
softly has garnered impressive reviews and
many favorable responses, not only for her clean, heart-penetrating
vocals and tasty choices, but also for the ensemble and solo
playing of such notable musicians as bassist Stan Poplin,
who has played everything (and everywhere) from classical
to the Hy-Tones, and with the likes of Dave Brubeck, James
Moody, and Lou Harrison.
Also playing (and arranging)
on the CD is guitarist Tim Volpicella, who has played with
Chet Baker, Chuck Israels, Larry Schneider and Duke Jethro;
and also saxophonist Scott Nordgren, a Santa Cruzan who
has played with such notables as Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry,
Joe Henderson, Diane Schurr, Louis Bellson, Ray Charles,
and the Temptations.
softly
| vocals: kay martin |
guitar: tim volpicella |
| piano: art alm |
bass: stan poplin |
| drums and percussion:
steve robertson |
| alto and tenor saxophones:
scott nordgren |
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1. you go to my head (3:20)
h. gillespie/ j.f. coots (toy town tunes/ haven gillespie
music)
in tribute and gratitude to the giants: ella, sarah, dinah,
and billie.
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2. triste (3:39)
antonio carlos jobim (corcovado music)
when I saw jobim in LA in 1992, his band was mainly family.
this is for my larger brasilian family, and in memory of
elis regina.
3. softly,
as in a morning sunrise (3:41)
s. romberg/ o. hammerstein ii (warner bros./ bambalina)
a modern-feeling old one— the up-tempo minor particularly
suits hammerstein's bittersweet lyrics.
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4. do nothing 'til you hear from me (4:07)
duke ellington/ bob russell (harrison music/ famous music)
i have a quote from the duke posted by my computer: "i
merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some
blues."
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5. waltz for debby (4:29)
bill evans/ gene lees (folkways music)
it seemed right that gene lees, who wrote beautiful english
lyrics to many jobim tunes, wrote these for bill evans'
masterpiece.
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