Thank you!
lodeizen2002@yahoo.com | Los Angeles | 04/07/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"With much jazz singing, particularly of the corporate variety, going in a distinctly retro and even cabaret direction, it's great to see Kitty Margolis keeping the spirit of innovation alive. This is a beautiful recording, full of surprises, humor and emotion.It's a very different kind of jazz singing, not intended to be pleasant background music during cocktail hour. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy pleasant background music as much as the next person, but sometimes I want more out of jazz, and Kitty Margolis certainly delivers. Just listen to her on "You just might get it," her own tongue-in-cheek indictment of the excesses of the dotcom boom and bust in San Francisco and elsewhere. You can almost feel Les McCann and Eddie Harris smiling in the wings.Her takes on "Money" and "Lonely at the top" are witty, sardonic, and sophisticated, and her ballads consistently devastating. Tom Waits' "Take it with me" is awesome, and "Spring will be a little late" is a jewel, with shimmering acoustic guitar and cello. Throughout, Kitty's voice moves with the greatest of ease from poignant to powerful, nasty to sweet, innocent to world weary and amazingly she sounds totally authentic on every tune. She sings what she means, and it comes through on every song. She really is an amazing talent.I couldn't recommend this more--it's a complete breath of fresh air in a genre that could certainly use it."
I can't say enough about this CD...
Thomas F. Redmond | Cleveland, OH | 12/13/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
""Left Coast Life" is one of the better jazz CD's to surface out of the Bay area within the last few years. Kitty Margolis's voice is absolutely wonderful, and the musicianship backing her is superb.Margolis's choice of material, her excellent range and great jazz phrasing gives the listener a virtual cornucopia of directions to choose from. It's a great CD, from start to finish, full of vibrant and sometimes ambiant energy."The Best is Yet to Come" is one of the album's highlights, but it's "You Just Might Get It" that really stands apart from the rest. It has a distinctly retro feel to it, a thoughtful take on the money grab in metropolis.Some jazz purists may freak a little over this CD, but that would have more to do with territorial boundaries and mutual admiration societies than anything else. This is the real thing. Don't miss it..."
A tour de force! Totally fresh.
Peter Ainsley | 11/26/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I have been hearing "Money" and "I Want to Be Happy" a lot on WBGO, New York's jazz station, was psyched that Ms. Margolis has a new CD out. Ordered it immediately. I have a couple of her other CDs (which I love) but this one, to me is the BEST yet. Margolis' voice & sound have gotten even richer and more expressive, and her arranging style and song choice are ultra fresh. Plenty of humor and sweetness to balance her relentless rhytmic drive and adventurous harmonic sense. And the ballads...well, no wonder there is global warming.Admittedly I am more of an instrumental jazz fan, but Ms. Margolis' musicianship and imagination put her in the league with the best players out there regardless of their ax. She must be a blast to play with. This CD is compelling from beginning to end. Highest reccomendation. Can't wait until she plays in the NYC again."