Kendra Shank - Wish

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 70:55
Size: 162.4 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 1998
Art: Front

[7:32] 1. Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair
[5:56] 2. Should've Been
[4:27] 3. You And The Night And The Music
[4:08] 4. A Lover's Lie
[7:56] 5. Moves
[4:00] 6. That Lonesome Road
[5:09] 7. You Say You Care
[6:25] 8. Wish
[6:52] 9. Gone
[4:38] 10. L' Amour Est Bien Fort Que Nous
[6:58] 11. Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
[6:50] 12. Angel Face

Kendra Shank, whose initial CD was for Mapleshade, has grown quite a bit since her maiden effort. The singer's Jazz Focus debut Wish starts out with the most adventurous track, a version of "Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair" that may not be as scary as Patty Waters' classic mid-'60s rendition for ESP, but certainly finds Shank stretching herself with some unusual wordless sounds. Other highlights of her date include Abbey Lincoln's "Should've Been," her own "Wish," a reworking of "Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise" (complete with verse), and two originals by bassist Jeff Johnson. Johnson is in Shank's backup group, which includes Hans Teuber on reeds, pianist Frank Kimbrough, drummer Victor Lewis, and vibraphonist Joe Locke. This continually surprising set, which displays Shank's interest in both adventurous jazz and folk music, is well worth checking out. ~ Scott Yanow

Recording information: Acoustic Recording, Brooklyn, NY (04/20/1998-04/21/1998).

Kendra Shank (vocals); Hans Teuber (flute, saxophone, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Joe Locke (vibraphone); Victor Lewis (drums, snare drum); Frank Kimbrough (piano).

Wish

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