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Chris Humphrey: Nothing but Blue Sky

Vocalist/composer Chris Humphrey's release Nothing but Blue Sky continues a recent trend of jazz vocal recordings that feature the vocalist backed sparingly with a piano trio or less instrumentation, without brass or reeds. This enables craftsmen like Humphrey to both explore and display their talents for both singing and, in the case of Humphrey, arranging the music he sings.
Perhaps the best way to describe Humphrey's vocal talent is durable. His voice is neither pretty nor unpretty. It ...
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