Pianist and composer Kelly Green releases a pair of albums to showcase her royal blue moods.
Kelly Green is a triple threat here as pianist, vocalist and composer, mixing her own material with standards as she teams up with all stars Jovan Alexandre/ts, Josh Evans/tp, Tamir Shmerling-Matt Dwonszyk-Christian McBride/b, Noam Israeli-Kush Abadey/dr, Mike Troy/as and Steve Nelson/vib. On vocals, her tone can get Billy Holiday flexible as she twists through “I’ll Know” and “Never Will I Marry” while her piano work shows strong muscles as she jams with assertiveness with the gents on the modal “Culture Shock.” Lots of material about relationships about to begin or end are sighed through on the title track and a sultry “All Of You” while the team snaps to “Little Daffodil.”
For a trio team of Alex Tremblay/b and Evan Hyde/dr, Green shows a wide range of expression on “I Wish I Knew” while displaying nice bop chops on both piano and voice for a clever “Daily Lies.” Her scatting is hip for Joni Mitchell’s “The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines” and bops well with Tremblay for “Marmaduke/Honeysuckle Rose.” Her voice is rich and searching on a blue “My IdeaL and laconic for “I Understand.” Small group emotions.
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