专辑简介

Katie King专辑介绍：by Alex HendersonKatie King made her recording debut with Mostly Ballads, which showed her to be an expressive jazz singer with a sultry, bluesy delivery. As its title suggests, this CD emphasizes ballads but doesn't exclude comfortable medium tempos. The Seattle-based vocalist was going for a dusky, torchy jazz-noir ambiance, and the well known standards she chooses (which include "You're My Thrill," "How Deep Is The Ocean," "Don't Explain" and "Baltimore Oriole") were quite appropriate for the mood of the session. "If I Should Lose You" is given a likable Afro-Cuban makeover, and equally appealing is King's sparse version of Mongo Santamaria's "Afro Blue." A satisfying, if conventional, debut, Mostly Ballads indicated that King was an artist to keep an eye on.