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 noctu...