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Karrin Allyson: Wild for You

Read "Wild for You" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey

West Coast-based jazz vocalist Karrin Allyson was five albums into her Concord career before she hit on niche—well-conceived concept recordings. The first in this series was From Paris to Rio (Concord 4865, 1999), which found Ms. Allyson in the original French and Portuguese mood. From Paris to Rio contains a collection of specifically chosen melodies, all ...

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Karrin Allyson Quintet

Read "Karrin Allyson Quintet" reviewed by Christopher Jones

by Christopher Jones

Karrin Allyson QuintetD’Mitriou’s Jazz Alley Seattle, WA When I think of Kansas City—specifically the jazz that came out of that city in the 1930s—I think of Count Basie and his big band; I think of Lester Young and his solo on “Doggin’ Around”; I think of cutting contests and gutbucket blues and tight ...

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In Blue

By Karrin Allyson

Label: Concord Music Group
Released: 2002
Track listing: Moanin'; Everybody's Cryin' Mercy; Long As You're Livin'; The Meaning Of The Blues; The Bluebird; Hum Drum Blues; How Long Has This Been Going On; West Coast Blues; Evil Gal Blues; Blue Motel Room; Bye Bye Country Boy; Love Me Like A Man; Angel Eyes. (Total Time: 73:53)

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Karrin Allyson: In Blue

Read "In Blue" reviewed by Roger Crane

by Roger Crane

Ralph Waldo Emerson once stated, “Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." Well, maybe, but it also implies conforming to high standards and dependability. In Blue is Karrin Allyson's eighth Concord album and every one of those eight is a topflight jazz vocal album. The “In Blue" concept is a perfect idea for Allyson because her ...

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Karrin Allyson: In Blue

Read "In Blue" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey

How Does One follow-up Ballads?... With the Blues Kansas City cum Omaha/San Francisco native Karrin Allyson has been recording since the early 1990s. She produced six well-received recordings for Concord Jazz before she reached the pot-of-gold with 2001's Ballads: Remembering John Coltrane. Celebrated by the critical community on many end-of-the-year lists (including mine), Ballads ...

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Karrin Allyson: In Blue

Read "In Blue" reviewed by Jim Santella

by Jim Santella

Karrin Allyson handles every style of singing so well; it's no wonder she's at home with the blues. A crystal clear artist with a unique vocal timbre, she's always been right on the button with respect to her goals. This, Allyson's eighth album in ten years, comes as yet another reminder of her consistency. She scat ...

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Ballads: Remembering John Coltrane

By Karrin Allyson

Label: Concord Music Group
Released: 2001
Track listing: Say It (Over And Over Again), You Don

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Ballads - Remembering John Coltrane

By Karrin Allyson

Label: Concord Music Group
Released: 2001
Track listing: Say It (Over and Over Again); You Don't Know What Love Is; Too Young to Go Steady; All or Nothing At All; I Wish I Knew; What's New; It's Easy to Remember; Nancy (with the Laughing Face); Naima; Why Was I Born?; Every Time We Say Goodbye.

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Karrin Allyson: Ballads: Remembering John Coltrane

Read "Ballads: Remembering John Coltrane" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey

I am listening to The John Coltrane Quartet's Ballads as I write this piece. I have never considered Coltrane a player of “pretty music." Where Charlie Parker was “just looking for the pretty notes" during his frenetic creative spurts, Coltrane was just planning to look for a place for all notes, presented in just the right ...

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Karrin Allyson: Ballads: Remembering John Coltrane

Read "Ballads: Remembering John Coltrane" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff

After 20 years of working as a singer originally in Minneapolis and primarily in Kansas City, Karrin Allyson has recorded the album her fans have awaited--the album that no doubt will expand her recognition beyond those listeners who have savored her work as almost a private find. And she has achieved all of this ...


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