Search - Kat Edmonson :: Take to the Sky

Amazing Jazz Singer

E. Morris | Santa Fe, NM USA | 04/11/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Kat Edmonson's Take to The Sky is by far the best jazz album of the year. The clarity of her voice and the precision of her lyrics far exceed any expectation I could have imagined. Thank you for making my day!"

Kat is on the way up

D. Eckman | Houston, TX USA | 07/17/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Kat's singing is easy to listen to, and her voice has an inner quality that adds emotion and depth to her songs. She is well on her way to reaching the top ranks."

Great addition to a collection

Mike McNally | Austin, TX United States | 12/15/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Only one review I've read so far compares Edmonson to Blossom Dearie. I first heard her today at the Austin "Armadillo Christmas Bazaar", her voice echoing through the hall singing "If I Were A Bell" from "Guys and Dolls", and I thought "wow they're playing Blossom Dearie." As I listened, however, I could hear the nuances, the very faint suggestion of a growl, the slurs, the flattened vowels, and I realized I must be wrong. I got to the stage eventually and was totally amazed.



This young woman has absorbed a *lot* of tradition and synthesized it into something that's new and deeply evocative at the same time. The combo behind her is totally awesome, and the engineering on this album is flawless - it sounds fantastic, clean, crisp, and rich.



I've got a 12-year-old son who's a serious Blossom Dearie fan (not kidding) and I can't wait to play these tracks for him. The comparison is not meant to label Kat as a knock-off by any means - it's like an introduction. I'm on my third listen to this disk and I still hear the similarities but now mostly I hear Kat.

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