Wild Is The Wind
Label | Slea Head Records – KRCD 236 |
Format | CDr, Album |
Barcode | 0195269048068 |
Country | US |
Released | 20 Apr 2021 |
Genre | Jazz |
Style | Smooth Jazz |
While the presence of jazz greats such as Berg and Hargrove do establish Wild is the Wind as a jazz vocal album, the selection of songs cross musical boundaries, ranging from Adult Contemporary, pop, and blues, with bits of Latin and cabaret adding spice. Kari Kirkland's voice is sultry and sensual, gently finding its place among the at-times ethereal, at times straight-ahead swinging arrangements courtesy of Berg. In addition to continually pursuing a career as a professional musician, Kari's peripatetic history includes being a former Ironman Triathlete competitor, a private chef, and perhaps the most significant of all, a flying trapeze and aerial bungee artist. Citing vocal inspiration from Joni Mitchell, Kate Bush, Eva Cassidy, and Nancy Wilson, Kari's vocal style and phrasing has been coined as "unique" by arrangers and producers alike.
1 | Do It Again | 5:13 |
2 | Jealous | 4:45 |
3 | It's Alright With Me | 3:22 |
4 | It's Probably Me | 4:44 |
5 | Break Your Heart | 3:22 |
6 | Too Late Now | 6:16 |
7 | Wild Is The Wind | 5:42 |
8 | Steamroller Blues | 4:34 |
9 | Too Close For Comfort | 3:53 |
10 | Secret | 5:04 |
11 | Everybody Wants To Rule The World | 4:12 |
12 | I'll Be Around | 4:37 |
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Dean Parks
Drums – Gregg Field
Engineer, Mixed By – Don Murray
Graphic Design – Wild Wing Studios
Mastered By – Paul Blakemore
Orchestra – Budapest Sessions Orchestra (12)
Percussion – Brian Kilgore
Photography – David Treadwell
Photography – Dawndra Budd
Producer, Piano, Electric Piano, Organ, Arranged By – Shelly Berg
Trumpet – John Daversa (1)
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Roy Hargrove (6)
Vocals, Producer – Kari Kirkland