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KI Allen - LADY JAZZ

"Ki Allen simmers with a
combination of elegance,
clarity, and richness, filled
with a presentation of
powerful originality."

-Tri-C Jazz Fest

Bob Fraser. Guitar
Ki Allen, Vocals
Produced, arranged, and engineered by Bob Fraser
Recorded at Bob Fraser's studio in Rocky River, summer of 2007
Audio Technica AT 4033 condenser microphones
Tascam DA38 digital eight track recorder, Mackie mixing board
Mastered by Greg James, Clockwerke Sound Studio Inc.
Art Direction/Design: Matt Perko
Cover Art: Mary Miller
Photography: Marc Golub
Liner notes: Carlo Wolff
Manufactured and printed by Disc Makers, Pennsauken, N.J.
U.S.A
Recording Released, May 29, 2009

Dreamclipse
Gaetano Letzia -Guitar
Jazz Guitar Trio
Ron Godale- Drums
Chris Berger, Acoustic Bass
Special Guests:
Ki Allen - Vocals
Kenny Davis - Trumpet/ Flugelhorn
Chris Karlic - Baritone Sax
Tom Letizia Records
Recorded 2003

Algo Para Ti
The Roberto Ocasico's Latin Jazz Project
Samba On the Rocks
Music by Roberto Ocasio / Ki Allen, vocals
Recorded 2001

Rare Beauty
Music by Duke Ellington
A Hundred Dreams From Now
Ki Allen, vocals
Bob Ferrazza, guitar
Recorded February 5, 2000 at Swinging Cane Productions,
Engineer; Ted Sikora
2000 KOCH Jazz - A KOCH Entertainment Co.

Flattered
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Somewhere Sometime
Ki Allen, vocals
Mike Petrone, piano
Music by Al Moss and Mike Petrone
Executive Producers: John Hlavin and Kirk Zehnder
Recorded 1995

"Creque's arrangements of
Caravan, Night and Day and
What Is This Thing Called Love?
Soared, buoyed by Allen's
stunning plush contralto."

-Carlo Wolff, The Plain Dealer

"Melisma--phrasing that's
authoritative even as it is
behind the beat, and a range
that spans the nether reaches
of alto to the top of soprano
make Allen special. And if her
delivery is emotional, her
styling is flexible, even
athletic."

-Carlo Wolff, Midwest Jazz

"Allen lifted that Vernon Duke
classic to the skies, laying her
elastic voice over Baker's
muted trombone..."

-Carlo Wolff, The Plain Dealer

"Allen is a regular, valuable
contributor to the Cleveland Jazz
Orchestra. She stood out on a
velvety, roundly sensual Lover
Man..."

The Plain Dealer

About KI

An encounter with singer Ki Allen is
nothing less than extraordinary!
She has the uncanny ability to charm
a young audience and at the same time
surprise aficionados. Whether a jazz or blues
enthusiast, Allen will always
show you something new
about the music you love.
Allen constantly challenges herself.
Her repertoire is ever expanding
and her phrasing ever illuminating.
Through her performances in concerts,
television, radio, and night clubs, Allen
has developed a broad array of devoted fans.

www.clevelandbopstop.com

-Gayle Agahi, free-lance writer
-Mary Miller, Artist

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"Largely self-taught, [Ki is] a fearless improviser. Listen to her
renditions of All About Ronnie,
Someone To Watch Over Me, and Make
Someone Happy, and you'll be transported
to the forties and fifties when style and idiosyncrasy joined in
swinging emotional twine."

-Carlo Wolff, Northern Ohio Live

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