Album Review: Lotus Blossom Days from Vicki Burns
Album: Lotus Blossom Days Artist: Vicki Burns Website: www.vickiburnsjazz.com Vocalist Vicki Burns encapsulates, in a nutshell, that her third solo release Lotus Blossom Days "chronicles the arc of a love affair, from the early seduction and love to the sadness and bitterness when the relationship doesn’t work out to gaining a perspective that leads to a wider view of love, life, and ultimately happiness." The jazz standards she selects for the recording are complimented by three original songs she wrote and one written by her friend, vocalist Tessa Souter. Burns croons with the ease of a skylark, emotes with the persuasion of a perceptive bard, and swings with the tranquility of a baby's cradle. Art Hirahara's introduces Burns's serenade "Love Spell" with a steamy piano vamp that ebbs as Sam Bevan's bass supports Burns's vocal flight. Hirahara's keys resurface along the chord progressions accompanied by Dayna Stephens's swirling s...