Jackie Cain & Roy Kral - A Wilder Alias (1974/2016) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

"A Wilder Alias" is an album by American vocalists Jackie Cain and Roy Kral featuring performances recorded in 1973 and released on the CTI label. The Allmusic review states "A Wilder Alias features the brilliant vocal interplay and crisply harmonized lines the two were known for, albeit in a more modal and experimental setting befitting the aesthetic of the time period… These are ambitious, funky, and somewhat fusion-style cuts that fans of '70s jazz should certainly check out".

Jazz vocal duo Jackie Cain & Roy Kral's 1974 CTI release A Wilder Alias features the brilliant vocal interplay and crisply harmonized lines the two were known for, albeit in a more modal and experimental setting befitting the aesthetic of the time period. Rather than covering standards here, most of the melodies are sung without actual lyrics – and the lyrics that are here are more like sung poetry – making for vocals that blend right in next to the other instruments. In that sense, such tracks as the sprightly, swinging "Niki's Song," the expansive title track, and the fast-moving "Waltz for Dana" bring to mind something along the lines of McCoy Tyner – Kral is a superb keyboardist as well as singer – backing the vocal ensemble Free Design. It also doesn't hurt that joining Jackie & Roy here are bassist Harvie Swartz, drummer Steve Gadd, vibraphonist Roy Pennington, flutist Hubert Laws, and saxophonist Joe Farrell. These are ambitious, funky, and somewhat fusion-style cuts that fans of '70s jazz should certainly check out.

Tracklist:

01 - A Wilder Alias
02 - Niki's Song
03 - Waltz For Dana
04 - The Way We Are
05 - Good and Rich

Produced by Creed Taylor. Engineered by Rudy Van Gelder.
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey in December 1973.
Recording supervision by Don Sebesky. Arranged by Roy Kral.

Musicians:
Jackie Cain - vocals
Roy Kral - vocals, electric piano
Roy Pennington - vibraphone
Joe Farrell - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
Hubert Laws - flute
Harvie Swartz - bass
Steve Gadd - drums


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