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Artist: Kelly, Nancy
Title: Be Cool
Format: CD
Label: ORIGIN RECORDS  ( http://originarts.com )
Catalog Number:82919
Barcode:805558291920 itemnumber=1000126013
Price: $17.98  (All prices include domestic shipping.)
Genre: VOCALS - JAZZ & POP
Release Date: 4/18/2025
Availability: Not Currently In Stock
Additional Musical Category Notes:
Vocals with Organ Quartet 


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Promotional Info
National performances; 270 International radio contacts serviced including JazzWeek reporting stations & 100 Press contacts

"…a world-class jazz singer in the feisty, swinging tradition of Anita O'Day…superb phrasing, excellent time, great intonation and tons of chops, with a load of charisma to boot." - Bill Milkowski, JazzTimes Rekindling the vibes of her early 1980s, 5-year run at Philly's famed Jewell's Jazz Club, vocalist Nancy Kelly gathers her musical family - saxophonist Jerry Weldon, guitarist Dave Stryker, drummer Carmen Intorre Jr, and the young organ phenom, William Gorman - for a deeply soulful set of swinging standards, bop, and pop tunes. The legendary saxophonist Houston Person guests on 2 tracks, and NYC guitarist Charlie Sigler and saxophonist Joe Carello join Kelly on Joni Mitchell's "Be Cool." Dynamic and full of life, from the swinging "Devil May Care," through broad, emotional ballads such as "Now at Last" and "Let it Be Me," to the churning, barroom swing of "Shakin' Out My Blues," Nancy Kelly displays a divine sense of pacing, mood, emotion and musical savvy throughout this powerful set. "Kelly has paid her dues in jazz and as a result developed into one of the major forces in this idiom, perhaps the best of them all". John Gilbert, EjazzNews

Track Listing
 1. 
[3:40]  Devil May Care 

 2. 
[4:50]  Besame Mucho 

 3. 
[4:43]  Now at Last

 4. 
[4:04]  Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You

 5. 
[4:17]  As Time Goes By 

 6. 
[4:10]  Be Cool

 7. 
[5:06]  Let it Be Me 

 8. 
[4:14]  Be Bop Lives ( Boplicity)

 9. 
[4:07]  What a Difference a Day Made

10. 
[4:57]  You Don't Know Me

11. 
[4:21]  Shakin Out My Blues


Performers on this Album
Nancy Kelly - Vocals
William Gorman - Organ
Houston Person - Tenor (2,7)
Jerry Weldon - Tenor
Carmen Intorre Jr. - Drums
Dave Stryker - Guitar
Joe Carello - Soprano (6)
Charlie Sigler - Guitar (6)
Additional Technical Information Available For This Album
Release Format: CD         
Original Recording Location: Teaneck Sound Studio Teaneck NJ
Original Recording Engineer: David Kowalski
Mastering Facility: SubCat Studios Syracuse NY
Mastering Engineer: Ron Keck
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