Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
"Wow!" That's what fans of Kathleen Holeman have been saying over the past several years in response to the exciting talents of the Kansas City diva. Now, with this dazzling debut album, the buzz about Holeman is destined to ripple far beyond the Heartland. As "Don't You Wonder?" amply demonstrates, Holeman is clearly ready for prime time. Kathleen is a musician who just happens to sing. Significantly, she plays both piano (check her out in "Exactly Like You") and trombone ("I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire"). It's her singing , though, that carries the day. Gifted with a marvelous "instrument" of great precision (her intonation is pinpoint perfect) and power (you'd better put away the crystal before she hits high C), Kathleen is a telling interpreter of what Alec Wilder aptly called the American Popular Song, the rich repertoire of Tin Pan Alley, Broadway and Hollywood classics that continue to resonate as integral parts of the soundtrack of American Life. - Dr. Chuck Berg, University of Kansas, July 2003, Contributor to Downbeat, Jazztimes, Jazz Educators Journal, the Oxford Companion to Jazz, and Gramophone Guide to CD Jazz; Co-Author of The Encyclopedia of Orson Welles; National Academy of Arts and Sciences
Product Description
Kathleen's powers as a storyteller are compelling. One poignant example is her sensitive reading of the seldom heard verse for Irving Berlin's "Blue Skies". An equally moving moment occurs in Kathleen's intimate limning of "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye", an exquisite duo with guitarist Rod Fleeman. In each (and, really, in all of the album's fourteen tracks), she invites us to share her innermost thoughts and emotions. Her clear diction is another asset. Did I mention that she swings? Well, in carrying on the tradition of consummate artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Kathleen phrases with dash and class. "Don't You Wonder?" is a sharply focused snapshot of where Kathleen is at in this important stage of her young career. "I want the album to show that I can handle different styles of songs, from different time periods and genres, and make them my own. I have grown musically and want this to document where I am right now. Hopefully, the listener will be open-minded and appreciate the variety." - Dr. Chuck Berg, University of Kansas, July 2003, Contributor toDownbeat, Jazztimes, Jazz Educators Journal, the Oxford Companion to Jazz, and Gramophone Guide to CD Jazz, Co-Author of The Encyclopedia of Orson Welles; National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Don't You Wonder?,Kathleen Holeman,Kathleen Holeman,Kathleen's jazz is hot and sultry, with a voice amazing in range and ability to the extremes, able to croon, cry, belt, scat and even preach to you on a wide variety of jazz and pop standards, backed up by a equally top-notch rhythm section.
Jazz Music:
Jazz Music
Schumann: Introduction and Allegro appassionato in G Op92
The Lord's Prayer/The Soul of the Patterson Singers
Upload The Past...Download The Future
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 29 "Hammerklavier" & 32, Op. 111