| Personnel: |
| Niki
King - vocals |
| Marcus
Ford - acoustic guitar |
| Ed
Kelly - acoustic bass |
| Chris
Greive - trombone |
| Ryan
Quigley - trumpet |
| David
'Chimp' Robertson - drums |
| Tracklisting:
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| 1.
wild is the wind |
5.38 |
| 2. winter
blues |
4.36 |
| 3. for
all we know |
2.26 |
| 4. you
go to my head |
3.35 |
| 5. estate
|
4.57 |
| 6. ordinary
fool |
2.41 |
| 7. azure
|
2.40 |
| 8. don't
explain |
4.23 |
| 9. the
very thought of you |
4.09 |
| 10. spartacus/look
of love |
4.11 |
| 11. fly
me to the moon |
2.04 |
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| Niki
King |
| 'Azure' |
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| Album
Notes : |
Perrier award winner & 'Spirit of Scotland¹
music award nominee, singer/songwriter Niki King returns to
her passion for Jazz with her Caber Music debut release album,
'azure'.
As with
the human relationship, which this selection of songs about
love and loss describes, at the musical centre of this record
is a duo. Individually, both Niki King (vocals) and Marcus
Ford (guitar) have incredible precise control and beautiful
sounds on their respective instruments. What makes the combination
special, and greater than the sum of it¹s parts, is the
intimacy they create, an arena of stark but emotional honesty
within which the lyrics of songs like "Wild is the Wind¹
and 'Fly Me to the Moon¹ hang and glow as if in late
night neon.
On three tracks
the duo are joined by horns, bass and percussion but not for
a second is the dreamy, mellow, intimacy of this beautiful,
and easy on the ear record lost. This CD promises to create
a star out of the photogenic and immensely talented Niki King.
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| Artist
Info: |
Over the years Scottish singer/songwriter Niki King has collaborated
with many great musicians,
producers, writers and vocalists throughout a broad spectrum of music.
Drawing from her varied musical influences she uses her versatility as a
singer and writer within musical styles such as funk, soul, jazz,
latin, hip-hop
and deep house. In 2001 Niki King won the Perrier Award for Young Jazz
Vocalist of the Year.
Following on from this, she was nominated for the prestigious "Spirit
of Scotland" Music Award 2001’,
in which she won a runner up medal, coming second in the open public
vote to Travis.
After Radio One DJ and Talkin’ Loud creator Gilles Peterson heard Niki
King,
he introduced her to ‘Bluey’ Maunick of Incognito fame. She went on to
co-write and feature on his Para:diso album and then to release her
debut
album ‘New day’ on his label "Rice Records" with a live launch at the
Blue
Note, Tokyo in December 2001.
King co-writes with deep house artist Aquabassino (F-comm) and features
on his acclaimed album Beats’n Bobs.
‘Azure’ is Niki King’s debut album on the award winning jazz label Caber
Music. This CD captures the immense talents of a vocalist who, in only a
matter of time, is going to be a big star.
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