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Azucar de Amor
Kat Parra
Azucar de Amor
Genres: Jazz, Pop, Latin Music
 
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In 2007, San Francisco-based singer Kat Parra had a very impressive recording debut with Birds in Flight, which included a wide variety of Latin material including salsa, sambas, Afro-Cuban jazz, Afro-Peruvian music, flame...  more »

     
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All Artists: Kat Parra
Title: Azucar de Amor
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Patois Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/2008
Re-Release Date: 3/18/2008
Genres: Jazz, Pop, Latin Music
Styles: Latin Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Vocal Pop, Latin Pop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 837101441025

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In 2007, San Francisco-based singer Kat Parra had a very impressive recording debut with Birds in Flight, which included a wide variety of Latin material including salsa, sambas, Afro-Cuban jazz, Afro-Peruvian music, flamenco, and music that was beyond classification. On Azucar de Amor, she sticks more to Afro-Cuban music and salsa, mostly singing in Spanish. Her voice is strong, beautiful, and flexible, and she sounds equally at home in jazz and salsa. Parra improvises well on some pieces, doing a fine job with a Spanish version of "Sugar," "Misty" (which is in English) and "A Night in Tunisia," but also sounds like one of the top salsa singers on the scene on "Quitate La Queta." Trombonist Wayne Wallace produced the date and such strong instrumentalists as the great trumpeter Ray Vega, flutist John Calloway, violinist Anthony Blea, and a percussion section propelled by John Santos, Michael Spiro, and drummer Paul VanWageningen keep the music quite stirring. But no one is more stirring on this set than Kat Parra, who has quickly emerged to be a force to be reckoned with. Highly recommended. All Music Guide, Scott Yanow
 

CD Reviews

Making Beautiful Music
Marilyn Wolpert | 03/31/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Review of Azucar de Amor

Kat Parra, Vocalist



Kat Parra has a beautiful, pure voice, devoid of artifice, wonderfully strong and vibrant yet also delicate when necessary. On this CD, her singing is energetic yet sometimes sad -- as in "Esta Montanya D'Enfrente." Kat's love of and enthusiasm for this music is evident with every note she sings. She suppresses the artist's natural ego to allow the spirit of the music to shine through, and she truly allows "the spirits to speak through" her!"