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3pm show and 6pm showAge 8 And Up
Food and Full Bar Available for Purchase
Kim Nalley Band will premiere music from her new album and Mom's favorite's
Concert musicians at Blue Note
Tammy Hall - Piano
Michel Zisman - bass
Leon Joyce jr. - drums
Kim Nalley - vocals
CD will be available for purchase for the first time at this concert.
ALBUM LINER NOTES
Kim Nalley with Houston Person: I Want A Little Boy
Dr. Kim Nalley: Vocals, Producer
Houston Person: Tenor Saxophone, Co-Producer
Tammy Hall: Piano
Michael Zisman: Bass
Kent Bryson: Drums
Barry Finnerty: Guitar
Guest Vocal: Maria Muldaur, on “I Want A Little Boy”
In the midst of uncertainty and crisis, Kim Nalley’s voice offers solace and joy. As American society seems
determined to unravel, she holds firm to timeless musical truths, delivering a program of songs that embody the
best of American culture. While Nalley is a commanding scat singer, she’s in ballad and blues mode here,
conducting a master class in pacing and tempo as each arrangement hugs her sensuous voice like a bespoke
runway gown.
Opening with a brisk and bright take on “Tear Drops from My Eyes,” Nalley puts her own stamp on the 1950 hit
that launched Ruth Brown as an early R&B icon. Her caressing version of “Try A Little Tenderness” makes the
advice sound utterly convincing 90 years after the song’s introduction by Ray Noble (who penned the next song, “I
Hadn’t Anyone Till I Met You,” delivered by Nalley with insouciant swing). Tenor saxophonist Houston Person,
who’s worked with Nalley since her days as proprietor of the lamented North Beach nightspot Jazz at Pearl’s,
serves as an ideal foil throughout the album, providing incisive, lyrical commentary while sounding more burnished
than ever. And her longtime band led by soul-steeped pianist Tammy Hall is as tasteful and tasty as any on the
scene. As an extra treat the great Maria Muldaur joins in for a playful duet on the title track. After that lusty
excursion Nalley creates an oasis of innocence by turning Fred Rogers’ “Beautiful Day In the Neighborhood” into a
convincing jazz ballad. The rarely covered ballad “It’s All In the Game,” perhaps the only American songbook entry
written by a vice president and Nobel Peace Prize winner (Charles Dawes), is another gem on a project that
reaffirms Nalley’s status as a world-class jazz artist with an unfailing ear for exceptional material.
– Andrew Gilbert writes for the San Francisco Chronicle and many other publications.
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Blue Note Napa, 1030 Main St, Napa, United States
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