Kellye Gray - Standards in Gray -Top Music TM-SACD8014.2 (2005) SACD rip via PS3 to iso (733MB) | Originally 1990 | Only 2ch (861MB) DR14 (+6dB gain) | Jazz Don't know but probably PCM recording. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AllMusic: Texas-based singer Kellye Gray made her recording debut on this CD. She displays a mature style & a deep expressive voice that is sometimes reminiscent of Sarah Vaughan (especially on parts of "How Long Has This Been Going On" & "Since I Feel For You"). Gray is at her best when she is bending notes or interpreting bossa-nova numbers. Her scatting is not quite up to that level & when she imitates a trumpet on the overlong "All Blues," it quickly evolves from being cute to becoming tiresome. Backed by a superior rhythm section (including pianist Dave Catney & guitarist Dwight Sills with guest appearances from saxophonist Warren Sneed), Kellye Gray is mostly in fine form for this date. If she could be a bit more subtle in her vibrato & in her emotional climaxes ("How Insenitive" gets a bit ridiculous) her music would grow in value. Amazon review: I stumbled on this CD by accident years ago in a used CD shop & have played it no less than 1,000 times since then. Why doesn't anyone else sing like this & have this good of a band with the artistic purity of original movement? I haven't found anyone close to as good & pure to the art since then until discovering Diana Krall. Take a listen & if your a purist, you will buy it. Miles Davis' All Blues with vocals & scat is worth the price of the CD alone. I was out here buying the 1997 release & couldn't believe this 1 had not been reviewed before. I hope I turned someone onto this great artist! Tracks: 1 The Island 2 All Blues 3 Morning 4 How Long Has This Been Going On? 5 Don't Explain 6 Since I Fell 7 How Insensitive 8 Good Morning Heartache Time: 51:53 Musicians: Kellye Gray: Liner Notes, Producer, Vocals Dave Catney: Piano Dwight Sills: Guitar Sebastian Whittaker: Drums Tom Anastasio: Bass Warren Sneed: Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor) Bernie Grundman: Mastering Sugar Hill Recording Studios, Houston, TX http://www.filefactory.com/folder/62973cc1d9e73e57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Checksum for iso: 4ca60be0964d3bc6b7e96ebe88c55827 *Kellye Gray - Standards in Gray.iso