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| Katie Bull CD Release EVENT for LOVE SPOOK at SMITH'S BAR Free spirited jazz vocalist Katie Bull expands the view of her distinctive talent on Love Spook, her second album for Corn Hill Indie (Street Date March 1, 2005). On her debut release, Conversations With The Jokers, Bull, who shows the tonal and rhythmic influences of musical matriarchs Jay Clayton and Sheila Jordan, exhibited a convincing ability to bring a fresh approach to her interpretations of classic material from the Great American Songbook, leading AllAboutJazz to predict that the young singer, would “be a force to be reckoned with in vocal jazz.” On Love Spook Bull, who shows an enormous amount of respect for both innovation and the tradition, demonstrates just how strong that force is on a program of a dozen songs about intimacy, loss, and discovery. The program is divided equally between uniquely personal originals and timeless standards she grew up loving and describes as “chambers of my own heart”. Katie Bull is a singer who is capable of creating the kind of music that has real meaning in today’s world. She has the courage to tackle the contradictions inherent in love and life and the talent that gives her the ability to sing old songs in new ways. Love Spook offers music that is full of fun and relevance. Its an important step on Katie Bull’s road to successfully sharing her considerable gift with a world she sees illuminated by the light of her own very creative insights. write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Jazz News :: home page |