Talk To Me Nice

Natasha Miller | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 14, 2002)
• Original Release Date: November 2, 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Poignant Records
• ASIN: B00007GBW5
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,026,457 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

The CD features Bay Area heavyweight musicians Michael Bluestein on piano (Jacqui Naylor, Kitty Margolis), Jon Evans (Jacqui Naylor, Ledisi, Tori Amos) on upright bass, and a host of other fine local musicians. Standards like "Peel Me a Grape", "Good Morning Heartache", and "Fever" are rendered with hip, straight-ahead arrangements providing a tight rhythm track for Natasha to add her dynamic and clear vocals.

Natasha has been performing with her ensemble in the Bay Area for 5 years, recently for the Oakland East Bay Symphony’s "Collage de Musica" gala benefit at the Oakland Rotunda Building. She is also an accomplished classical violinist and singer-songwriter.

The album is full of hip jazz standards with a kick!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ~ Peel Open This CD ~, December 19, 2002

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"cooptie" (San Francisco Bay Area, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Talk To Me Nice (Audio CD)

Call these tunes standards if you must, but there's nothing standard about the way Miller brings these jazz treasures.

Natasha spins sassy funk on "Sugar", "Fever" and opening track "Peel Me a Grape". She's brilliantly expressive on "Good Morning Heartache" and original track "My Sleep". All the way through her vocals are sparkling, soulful, superb. Worked by masterful musicians, the arrangements are classic, yet not even a tiny bit stale.

Ultra-hot and über-cool, Natasha's talkin' to ya' nice, and you're missing out if you're not listening.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Norah Jones, move over..., January 26, 2003

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Adam Rifkin "ifindkarma" (Palo Alto, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Talk To Me Nice (Audio CD)

Ok, I don't consider myself a "Sultry Jazz Femme Fatale" specialist, but I do like my Diana Krall. And more recently, I have enjoyed my Norah Jones.

Well, both Diana's and Norah's compact discs can move over on my shelf, to make room for Natasha Miller.

Her voice is pure, her passion is ernest, and her songs are heavenly. This album contains Natasha's renditions of several standards -- standards she makes her own. With a rich tone and a smoky style, I can't get Natasha's versions of "Fever" and "What a Wonderful World" out of my head.

The album is inviting and accessible. Every time I put it into my CD player, it's as if Natasha is sitting there in my living room, sipping wine with me. Thanks for an awesome album that keeps me coming back, Natasha!

4.0 out of 5 stars Soulful and fresh!, August 8, 2004

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Nancy Gregovich (San Francisco) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Talk To Me Nice (Audio CD)

Natasha's recent release , "I Had a Feelin' -- The Bobby Sharp Songbook" (2004) is soulful and fresh, and reminds me again how much I enjoy her early work. There's always at least one Natasha Miller in my CD player! Keep it comin' Tash!