Cheryl Conley - Lemon Twist

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2010
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:15
Size: 136,1 MB
Art: Front

(5:53)  1. Lemon Twist
(3:59)  2. Yeh Yeh
(5:20)  3. Ain't Misbehavin'
(4:30)  4. Old Devil Moon
(5:39)  5. They Say It's Wonderful
(3:52)  6. Whisper Not
(5:42)  7. If You Never Come
(3:13)  8. Well You Needn't
(4:04)  9. I Got Lost In His Arms
(3:36) 10. Speak Low
(5:22) 11. Here's to Life
(4:30) 12. Song for my Father
(3:27) 13. Sleepin' Bee

Cheryl Conley, a native of Pasadena CA, is a jazz singer with a rather unusual background, which includes running away as a teenager to join the Ike & Tina Turner Review as an Ikette, and then later becoming a member of 70's west coast pop group The Free Movement, who recorded for Decca and Columbia. Jazz was always her first love and career priority though and today she is recognized by critics and musicians as one of America's finest jazz singers. Surprisingly, 'Lemon Twist', her latest album, is only her third jazz recording to date. 'Lemon Twist' features Cheryl Conley in the company of fellow west coast musicians, the most notable names including tenor saxophonist Chuck Manning (Alan Broadbent, Ravi Coltrane), bassist Isla Eckinger (Kenny Clarke, Dexter Gordon, Mal Waldron), pianist Jim Szilagyi (Poncho Sanchez, Alphonse Mouzon), and trumpeter Noland Shaheed (Count Basie Orchestra, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder). The program is a collection of jazz and popular standards that takes in everything from Thelonius Monk to Fats Waller, Horace Silver to Carlos Jobim, and Irvin Berlin to Kurt Weil. If you like Ella, Sarah, Carmen or Shirley, then Cherly Conley is for you! "Phrasing with the sensitivity of a horn player, her intonation is flawless." ~  Leonard Feather, Los Angeles Times  http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lemon-Twist-Cheryl-Conley/dp/B00353W1YW

Personnel: Cheryl Conley (vocals); Chuck Manning (tenor saxophone); Nolan Shaheed (trumpet); Jim Szilagyi (piano);  Tim Pleasant (drums).

Lemon Twist

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Cheryl Conley - Tender Moments

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2003
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:27
Size: 109,0 MB
Art: Front

(3:43)  1. Close Your Eyes
(3:54)  2. Up Jumped Spring
(5:32)  3. The First Of September
(3:57)  4. Comes Love
(3:50)  5. It's Alright With Me
(6:23)  6. But Beautiful
(5:17)  7. Until It's Time For You To Go
(6:08)  8. That Sunday, That Summer
(3:35)  9. The Late, Late Show
(5:04) 10. The Island

Timing is everything . . . the time is right for Cheryl Conley. This lady has been singing and waiting, waiting for a break in the music industry. Cheryl can wait no longer, she is making her own break and we are all going to be happier with this maiden release of "Tender Moments." This CD is for those of us that enjoy a fantastic range of vocal ability coupled with uncanny musical timing and phraseology that just makes you wanna say, "Oh Yea, ahh!" This isn't smooth jazz; it's the versatility of Cheryl Conley. She can light a torch song, put indigo in your blues, make a crooner cry for mercy,or have you falling-down-drunk after a bout with her reminiscent ballads of lovers gone by. Cheryl Conley started out singing back-up R&B with the Ike and Tina Turner Review. She obtained her degree in music from the California State University of Los Angeles and is the director of one of the choirs at her church. 

With all of these activites going on Cheryl Conley has maintained a thriving career singing locally throughout the Southern California area, constantly refining her touch to the words written by her and others. This CD is about sitting down and actually hearing what the singer has to say. Cheryl Conley's chops span from smearing your face with the softness of chiffon from a lemon pie to the gutsy spike of a Category Five blues diva, all in the blink of an eye and without changing the groove of the song. Tender Moments feature the musical talents of: Bobby Pierce-piano; Donnell Lambert-bass; James Kousakis-sax; and Donald Dean-drums; all skillfully merged together by Engineer Noland Shaheed into a well balanced mix that makes your ears say, "Play it again." I have heard all of Cheryl's gears; this CD is just an eye opener. I hope that you hear it as I do . . . Cheryl Conley is the real deal! ~ Carl E. Betts, Entertainment Director Pasadena Journal   http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/conleycheryl

Tender Moments

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