Album Review: Midnight Bloom from Miki Purnell
Album: Midnight Bloom
Artist: Miki Purnell
Label: Self-Released
Website: www.mikipurnell.net
With a penchant for making beautiful music, vocalist Miki Purnell weaves elements of nocturnal blues, jazz lullabies, and smooth swing on her new recording Midnight Bloom. Arranged by pianist Tamir Hendelman, the program has a springy vibe generated by Purnell's perky vocals, anchored by a fluid consistency in Hendelman's ruminating keys. Warm and meditative, the music is a calming balm on the soul and a soothing libation on the aural senses.
A combination of jazz standards and original works, Purnell brings the two worlds together on "Midnight Madness Called Jazz." Harnessing the gentleness of Thelonious Monk's "Round Midnight," Purnell takes the listener back to 1941 in her lyrics, describing the bright and lively scene at Minton's club during America's jazz age of the mid-20th century. Laced with a hint of burlesque paired with nocturnal blues and cabaret, the merging of vintage jazz verses with modern swing feels like a soothing elixir on the senses. She commemorates her predecessors and contributes to the ideas they started.
Her original number "Midnight Bloom" accentuates the glistening timbres in her register, giving the lyrics a poetic luster, which she brings to George and Ira Gershwin's timeless melody "Embraceable You." Her rendition makes for a mollifying serenade that switches to the sunny rhythmic beats trellising "(There Ought To Be A) Moonlight Savings Time" as Purnell's perky vocals drive the elevating lifts dotting the track.
Keeping the springy mood going, Purnell utilizes her persuasive charisma to finely tweak "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams," basking in a harmonious rapport with Hendelman's keys. The recording transitions to the lulling swells of "Solitary Moon," honed by Purnell's tender vocal strokes augmented by Bob Sheppard's soft flares on the flute.
Miki Purnell's music is positively beautiful. Elevating and fluid, the songs soothe and mollify the senses. Tweaking the works of her predecessors and adding to their ideas, Purnell shows a zest for life that is inviting and contagious.
Musicians:
Miki Purnell - vocals
Tamir Hendelman - piano
Dan Koba - drums
Alex Frank - bass
Bob Sheppard - sax, clarinet, flute
Pat Kelley - guitar
Tommy Aros - percussion
Artist: Miki Purnell
Label: Self-Released
Website: www.mikipurnell.net
With a penchant for making beautiful music, vocalist Miki Purnell weaves elements of nocturnal blues, jazz lullabies, and smooth swing on her new recording Midnight Bloom. Arranged by pianist Tamir Hendelman, the program has a springy vibe generated by Purnell's perky vocals, anchored by a fluid consistency in Hendelman's ruminating keys. Warm and meditative, the music is a calming balm on the soul and a soothing libation on the aural senses.
Her original number "Midnight Bloom" accentuates the glistening timbres in her register, giving the lyrics a poetic luster, which she brings to George and Ira Gershwin's timeless melody "Embraceable You." Her rendition makes for a mollifying serenade that switches to the sunny rhythmic beats trellising "(There Ought To Be A) Moonlight Savings Time" as Purnell's perky vocals drive the elevating lifts dotting the track.
Keeping the springy mood going, Purnell utilizes her persuasive charisma to finely tweak "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams," basking in a harmonious rapport with Hendelman's keys. The recording transitions to the lulling swells of "Solitary Moon," honed by Purnell's tender vocal strokes augmented by Bob Sheppard's soft flares on the flute.
Miki Purnell's music is positively beautiful. Elevating and fluid, the songs soothe and mollify the senses. Tweaking the works of her predecessors and adding to their ideas, Purnell shows a zest for life that is inviting and contagious.
Musicians:
Miki Purnell - vocals
Tamir Hendelman - piano
Dan Koba - drums
Alex Frank - bass
Bob Sheppard - sax, clarinet, flute
Pat Kelley - guitar
Tommy Aros - percussion
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