Modern Antique Label: Released: 2008 Views: 198 Track Listing Abracadabra; Comes Love; I Want To Be Loved; Lover Man; Cheek To Cheek; Day By Day; Save Your Love For Me; Go To Hell; Lullaby Of Birdland; Make Someone Happy; Remember.

Artist: Robin McKelle Title Of Album: Modern Antique Year Of Release: 2008 Label: Cheap Lullaby Genre: Jazz Vocal Jazz Quality: Mp3 Bitrate: 320kbps 44.1kHz Joint.

Is a California based singer who enjoys the big-band sound, as well as old-time singers like and, reflective in her voice. She has a slightly sultry, at times girlish sound that is striving for vintage sophistication, but also relies on contemporary song stylist precepts. She's not,, or by a long shot, and not trying to be.

She sounds quite similar to Detroit based vocalist in her phrasing and affectations. The problem with this recording, her third, is that it is way overproduced, not in a contemporary synthesizer soaked way, for all of the arrangements are acoustically derived. Kari Virtual Girlfriend 2.6 there. But the rather large horn section and strings dominate this stylized singer on too many occasions. Download The Pillows Discography Free. It will be good someday to hear her with a much smaller ensemble, but meanwhile, you have a fairly good representation of what sounds like doing a Las Vegas type show set.

The program starts off smart enough with of a swinging and rousing version of 's 'Abracadabra,' with tossing in some good scat singing. A montuno/Afro-Cuban take of 'Comes Love' shows the sexy influence of, while the slight contemporary light rock beat tacked on to 'I Want to Be Loved' is a popular concession, but the orchestration drenches this tune. Veteran tenor saxophone soloist shines on the string infused easy swinger 'Cheek to Cheek,' while flugelhorn and trumpet guest is strong and supple for the breezy 'Day by Day' and stands out during the very complementary chart of 'Make Someone Happy.' Scats again and quite effectively for 'Lullaby of Birdland' with interesting staggered phrasings above a less orchestrated backdrop -- a good thing for her. She also plays piano while singing on her original, the closer 'Remember,' a pop ballad with strings and laden with the otherwise tasteful guitarist Larry Kuhns. This band has some other good players like trumpeter, saxophonists or, and bassist, but their individualism is all but smothered. This CD will appeal to a certain audience, but there's nothing new or innovative, save the occasional vocal excursions of the clearly talented.