Search - Tom Grant, Rebecca Kilgore :: Winter Warm

Winter Warm' is a treasure from two Northwest jazz icons. Pianist Tom Grant has produced over twenty albums of chart-topping smooth jazz and singer Rebecca Kilgore, a featured regular on Garrison Keillors Prairie Home Companion and Terry Gross Fresh Air (both on PBS), is an acclaimed performer of the Great American Songbook. Famed guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli has said of her If Benny Goodman were alive today, hed hire Becky to sing in his band. Dick Hadlock, author and jazz host on KCSM-FM, San Mateo CA says that Rebecca has refined her vocal gifts and stands now.as a leading interpreter of Americas classic popular songsshe has a great sense of swingand a heartfelt unpretentiousness. Tom Grant has toured the world with such jazz greats as Joe Henderson, Tony Williams and Charles Lloyd. Jeff Lorber says Tom is a terrific improviser and writer who plays with an inventiveness, elegance and economy one of the best players on the scene today. He has recorded on Verve Forecast, Windham Hill and other labels with sales of 30-50 thousand units on various titles. The material on this Holiday record reflects Rebeccas unique gift for finding little-known song gems. The title track Winter Warm, is a Burt Bacharach/Hal David song whose only prior recording is by the relatively obscure 50s artist, Gale Storm. Tom and Rebecca do a charming duet on a slightly obscure Sinatra classic called Christmas Dreaming. Another rare beauty is A Song for Christmas which Rebecca sings with a tenderness that touches the soul.