Kris Adams has something that is the goal of all jazz singers, and it will make her the envy of most. That something is a personal sound. You will remember Adams' voice once you hear it, recognize it immediately and savor what you hear. The harmon [+]Kris Adams has something that is the goal of all jazz singers, and it will make her the envy of most. That something is a personal sound. You will remember Adams' voice once you hear it, recognize it immediately and savor what you hear. The harmonic notions she investigates are daring, yet delivered with sure-footed certainty, charging hip blowing tunes and more intimate stories alike with a jolt of contemporary relevance." Bob Blumenthal, mulitiple Grammy winner (liner notes)
Jerome Wilson of Cadence magazine writes, "Kris Adams has a lovely, malleable voice that can either come out as a wistful sigh or sharpen into a peircing soprano sax wail. She shows her ability to ride a Jazz rhythm by including several Jazz compostions in her set, Max Roach's and Abbey Lincoln's "Living Room," Phil Markowitz's "'Sno Peas," Jimmy Rowles' "The Peacocks" and Steve Swallow's "Ladies In Mercedes." Her voice struts and flies hauntingly over "Living Room" next to a brawny tenor solo by Dino Govoni. "Ladies" is a bubbly Latin number with rocking piano by Steve Prosser and Adams gliding through the Norma Winstone lyrics. "Falling In Love" has a head-bobbing blues pulse and an intriguing bass solo, while on "Weaver Of Dreams" Adams floats over an arrangement with sudden tempo shifts and horns out of a '50's Third Stream compostion. Adams is a lovely and nimble singer who can convey a song's message over complex musical accompaniment. She has very impressive versatility." (February 2003)
"A very talented and subtle jazz singer, Kris Adams (who is based in Massachusetts) performs a wide variety of superior material on this set. Ranging from "The Peacocks," "It Could Happen To You," and "Falling in Love With Love" to Phil Markowitz's "Sno' Peas" (for which Adams wrote the lyrics), Abbey Lincoln's "Living Room," Steve Swallow's "Ladies in Mercedes," and "The 'in' Crowd," the singer is quite expressive in her interpretations while swinging. She is joined by a fine local rhythm section (Tim Ray or Steve Prosser are on piano) with occasional contributions from up to three horns. Well worth searching for." Scott Yanow, AllMusicGuide
"...Adams has good taste in songs and sidemen, an easy, agreeable sense of swing and an obvious appreciation for everything from El
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