Search - Rebecca Parris :: Live at Chan's

A master musician with a message

Julia Bassett | Norwich, VT United States | 11/02/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"No true lover of jazz vocals could walk out of a Rebecca Parris set without being moved, invigorated, and converted to a fan, and even those uninitiated to the elemental power of song as an entertainment medium would be hard-pressed to leave untouched.Paul Simon said improvisation is too good to leave to chance, and yet you are never sure between Rebecca's absolute command of her material and her consummate mastery of harmony, melody and style whether such music ever existed beyond that moment.But you are sure she has considered with great care every nuance of every idea she brings out of both ballads and up-tempo numbers as she searches your soul for the buttons and pushes them with a rare combination of tenderness and joie de vivre.Rebecca Parris is a messenger of the meaning of life expressed through jazz music at its very best, an artist whose circle of influence can only grow wide as she hits her stride.This live recording on her regular local circuit, where she is both giving and receiving at full bandwidth, captures her performances at their most sophisticated and most real.The doorman of a club she packed in Boston nailed the sentiment of the room: Rebecca? She's got it goin' on!"

GREAT live performance of GREAT music.

pianoguy51 | Los Angeles, California United States | 06/04/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Tremendous live recording that really captures the energy of a tight group of musicians (especially pianist) and a terrific vocalist. This is my first introduction to Rebecca Parris and I'm totally impressed-looking forward to seeing her in peson one day- but it can't be any better than THIS CD!"