Kelley Johnson - Make Someone Happy (1998)
Kelley Johnson - Make Someone Happy (1998)
Vocal Jazz | MP3 320 kbps CBR | 63 min | 148 MB
Label: Chartmaker Records | Rel: 1998
Vocal Jazz | MP3 320 kbps CBR | 63 min | 148 MB
Label: Chartmaker Records | Rel: 1998
Kelley Johnson's CD is full of surprises. She sings her own lyrics to Joe Henderson's "Recorda Me," arranges several of the pieces, and holds her own with an impressive group that includes either Fred Hersch or John Hansen on piano and several different horn players (including altoist Steve Nelson). Although the repertoire contains quite a few standards, each treatment sounds fresh, with some rhythmic displacement of the melodies, unusual frameworks, and consistently mature singing. Whether it be a faster than usual "How Long Has This Been Going On," "Stompin' at the Savoy," Abbey Lincoln's "Throw It Away," or an introspective version of "Make Someone Happy," this is a CD that rewards repeated listenings; it introduces a potentially significant new voice in the Seattle-based Kelley Johnson.
Tracklist:
01. How Long Has This Been Going On?
02. Moment To Moment
03. I Haven't Got Anything Better To Do
04. Recorda Me
05. Solitude
06. Stompin' At The Savoy
07. A Little Tear
08. Falling In Love With Love
09. So Many Stars
10. September In The Rain
11. Throw It Away
12. The Maestro
13. Make Someone Happy