Evolution

Kitty Margolis | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 1, 1994)
• Original Release Date: 1994
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mad Kat
• ASIN: B000005L7O
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #110,741 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kitty is a true jazz Goddess!, February 24, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Evolution (Audio CD)

The more I read about who is the next "it girl" in jazz vocals, the more I feel the need to speak up. After first reading about Kitty in the Chicago Tribune in 1989 and hearing her here on the radio, I have been following her career and recordings for over 10 years. I have test driven a lot of new "jazz" vocalists coming down the pike. Pretenders move aside. They all pale next to Kitty. K.M. has a 100% present, take no prisoners attitude. Her dualities are what fascinate me so: hip yet sweet, ironic yet sincere, hard burnin' yet poignant...on and on in this vein. Great, original song selection too. I won't compare her point for point with other singers, but I hear traces of Betty, Sarah, Flora and Ella. She has her own unique sound, very saxophonic.

This particular CD (and I love all 3 of her CDs) stands out to me because of her chemistry with tenor sax legend Joe Henderson. She is musician enough to keep right up with Joe and he is actually taking lots of musical cues from her. This is the best voice/ horn pairing since Billie and Lester. And no folks, it is not because I have a weakness for redheads (even tho' I admit I do!) All I can say is treat yourself to the real thing. This girl has everything one looks for in a jazz singer and some things that never even occured to me until I heard her. Wish I could give it 1,000 stars. Get it. You won't be sorry if you like real jazz singing, but with a new spin.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!, September 16, 2000

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Bill McConnell "Bill McConnell" (New York, NY, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Evolution (Audio CD)

I finally got a copy of this recently, and it hasn't left my CD player since! What a rollercoaster of emotions and inspired singing. Kitty Margolis is backed up by an incredible band here, including the amazing Joe Henderson, but it's her voice that stands out--full of feeling, joy, and passion for life. From Anthropology to I'm old fashioned to Please send me someone to love to Where do you start, Kitty goes from bebop to blues to ballads with the same incredible ease and mastery. But it's not her considerable vocal talent that stands out to me most, it's what she makes me feel, how she takes risks both musically and emotionally. I can't stop listening to it--someone help me!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding vocal album, September 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Evolution (Audio CD)

The scat solo on Anthropology is worth the price of admission, and the rest of the album is terrific too. Margolis and Joe Henderson sound great together, particularly on I'm Old Fashioned, Footprints, and Gone With the Wind. Finally a singer who takes real chances and can sing straight-ahead jazz too!