Simon Weil Posted March 11, 2018 Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 (edited) I've got all her records now. I saw her in Bill Frisell's InterContinental's band (London, ?2003) and, although her solos weren't that striking, something about her playing transfixed me. So I got the first 3 of her records - my favourite of which remains Live At Yoshi's - but I kind of held off after that, feeling she wasn't quite where I hoped she's be. More recently (maybe a year ago), I revisited 12 Songs, which I had always been a bit equivocal about, liked it and bought a big chunk of the rest of her records. Crossing the Field and The Littlest Prisoner seem to me quality performances by a mature talent. The second's her vocals - which aren't Jazz vocals - and a kind of modernish folk background, but I hear the same underlying sensibility in both. Basically I was looking for someone up to date who I could feel was doing real stuff when I bought the records - and these two fulfil that need for me. She seems to have the ability to put it across just as well in her self-penned folk(ish) songs as in her relatively complex Jazz(ish) performances. Edited March 11, 2018 by Simon Weil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted March 11, 2018 Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 I think she's really interesting, too. I don't have that many of her albums and have only seen her once, but I try to keep up with what she's doing. Will definitely see her at the upcoming Big Ears Festival in Knoxville. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted March 11, 2018 Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 Interesting player - have seen her with Myra Melford, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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