Name: I Didn't Know About You
Brand: Concord Jazz
SKU: 40981
Availability: OutOfStock

I Didn't Know About You

Rating

Album: I Didn't Know About You
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Nature Boy	More Info...	6:18
2)	I Didn't Know What Time It Was	More Info...	4:31
3)	Chopin: Prelude Op.28 No.4 / Insensatez	More Info...	6:31
4)	(Pack Your) Suitcase Blues	More Info...	3:20
5)	I Didn't Know About You	More Info...	4:28
6)	Line For Lyons	More Info...	3:29
7)	Jesse	More Info...	4:29
8)	What A Little Moonlight Can Do	More Info...	2:37
9)	I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You	More Info...	5:53
10)	'S Wonderful	More Info...	4:26
11)	Save That Time	More Info...	3:45
12)	Guilty	More Info...	5:36
13)	It Might As Well Be Spring	More Info...	5:10

Album: I Didn't Know About You
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Nature Boy	More Info...	6:18
2)	I Didn't Know What Time It Was	More Info...	4:31
3)	Chopin: Prelude Op.28 No.4 / Insensatez	More Info...	6:31
4)	(Pack Your) Suitcase Blues	More Info...	3:20
5)	I Didn't Know About You	More Info...	4:28
6)	Line For Lyons	More Info...	3:29
7)	Jesse	More Info...	4:29
8)	What A Little Moonlight Can Do	More Info...	2:37
9)	I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You	More Info...	5:53
10)	'S Wonderful	More Info...	4:26
11)	Save That Time	More Info...	3:45
12)	Guilty	More Info...	5:36
13)	It Might As Well Be Spring	More Info...	5:10

Performer Notes

Personnel: Karrin Allyson (vocals, piano), Gary Sivils (cornet), Mike Metheny (flugelhorn), Joe Cartwright, Russ Long, Paul Smith (pianos), Rod Fleeman (acoustic guitar), Danny Embrey (electric guitar), Bob Bowman, Gerald Spaits (bass), Todd Strait (drums, percussion), Doug Auwarter (percussion).
Additional personnel: Bryan Hicks (vocals).
Personnel: Karrin Allyson (vocals, piano); Bryan Hicks (vocals); Rod Fleeman (acoustic guitar); Danny Embrey (electric guitar); Gary Sivils (cornet); Mike Metheny (flugelhorn); Paul E. Smith , Joe Cartwright, Russ Long (piano); Todd Strait (drums, percussion); Doug Auwarter (percussion).
Liner Note Author: Bill McGlaughlin.
Recording information: Soundtrek studios, Kansas City, MO.
This CD was the debut of the talented singer Karrin Allyson, a creative scat singer also very capable of holding her own on ballads. She primarily utilizes top Kansas City musicians (including pianists Paul Smith, Russ Long and Joe Cartwright, guitarists Danny Embrey and Rod Fleeman, bassists Bob Bowman and Gerald Spaits, drummer Todd Strait, cornetist Gary Sivils and flugelhornist Mike Metheny) on a variety of bop-based material. Among the highlights are "Nature Boy," Karrin's chancetaking duet with drummer Strait on "What A Little Moonlight Can Do," a rapid version of "'S Wonderful" and a bossa-novatized "It Might As Well Be Spring." Karrin Allyson, who also plays piano on three numbers, shows a great deal of potential throughout her rewarding debut. ~ Scott Yanow

Professional Reviews

Down Beat (9/93, p.36) - 4 Stars - Very Good - "...I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT YOU is a portrait of an artist as a young woman with subtlety running hot in her veins....Allyson serves up variety, invention and an appealingly discreet use of an instrument worth checking out..."