Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
Chicago native Kimberly Gordon has been a part of the national jazz scene for ten years, playing top venues and receiving high acclaim from critics and musicians. During her four-year stint in New York City, Kimberly’s sang at The Village Vanguard and regularly at Smalls and Cleopatra’s Needle. She shared the stage with jazz greats including Roy Hargrove, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Wynton Marsalis and The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Betty Carter, Marcus Roberts, Captain Jack McDuff, Von Freeman, and others. San Francisco and the Bay Area jazz fans were dazzled when Kimberly sang at the Club Deluxe and Café du Nord.
This disc also features Chris Foreman and Joe Policastro.
Chris Foreman is a virtuoso keyboard player who has played with Kimberly for over fourteen years. Their long-time professional association allows them to tie the music and lyrics seamlessly together. Chris is better known for his organ playing with the Deep Blue Organ Trio featuring Bobby Broom and Greg Rockingham. The influences of the great jazz organists, as well as church music and jazz pianist Errol Garner, can be heard in his soulful piano playing.
Joe Policastro is a double bassist who studied at the College Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati and Miami University. After leaving Cincinnati, Joe lived and worked as a jazz performer in Germany. In 2003, he moved to Chicago and joined the Kimberly Gordon Trio. He also leads his own group called Jeru.
Product Description
Kimberly Gordon’s voice is as sassy, sultry, and sensuous as the brassy tones of any tenor sax. Neil Tesser, author of Playboy’s Guide to Jazz, wrote the following about Kimberly’s voice "… if sapphires could sing, I imagine they’d have a similar sound…". Kimberly, the first jazz siren on The Sirens Records, sings Ellington and more. She is joined by Chris Foreman and Joe Policastro. Chris Foreman is a virtuoso keyboard player who has played with Kimberly for over fourteen years. Their long-time professional association allows them to tie the music and lyrics seamlessly together.
Melancholy Serenade,Kimberly Gordon,The Sirens Records,Jazz,Kimberly Gordon's voice is as sassy, sultry, and sensuous as the brassy tones of any tenor sax. Neil Tesser, author of Playboy's Guide to Jazz, wrote the following about Kimberly's voice "... if sapphires could sing, I imagine they'd have a similar sound,Pop
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