Teri Thornton - I'll be easy to find (1999)
Teri Thornton - I'll be easy to find (1999)
Vocal Jazz | mp3 320 Kbps | 120 MB
Verve Music 1999
Teri Thornton, winner of the 1998 Thelonious Monk jazz vocals competition, had shown promise in the early '60s, but went on a 30-year hiatus. During that time, she began writing charts that demonstrate her sassy, spunky style. "Salty Mama," "Feels Good," and the blatantly autobiographical "Knee Deep (In the Blues)" should become her signature songs. Thornton's darkly deep contralto delivers ballads beautifully, including a lovely original, "Wishing Well," as well as Gershwin's "It Ain't Necessarily So." Her assertively swinging piano chops on four tracks include "I'll Be Seeing You" and a strongly percussive treatment of "Nature Boy." A most unusual track is her samba-style of "The Lord's Prayer." Her colleagues on various tracks include Jerome Richardson and Howard Johnson on reeds, trombonist Dave Bargeron, pianists Norman Simmons and Ray Chew, bassists Lonnie Plaxico and Michael Bowie, and drummers Grady Tate and J.T. Lewis.01. Somewhere in the Night
02. I Believe In You
03. It Ain't Necessarily So
04. The Lord's Prayer
05. Knee Deep In The Blues
06. I'll Be Easy To Find
07. Nature Boy
08. Wishing Well
09. Where Are You Running
10. Feels Good
11. I'll Be Seeing You
12. Salty Mama