Kellylee Evans | Nina
Kellylee Evans | Nina
Vocalist Kellylee Evans keeps the vocal jazz tradition alive on her
solid third effort, Nina. The album is entitled ‘Nina’ as it is a
tribute album to legendary vocalist and pianist Nina Simone, considered
to be one of the greatest singers of all time. According to the bio on
her website (
http://www.kellyleeevans.com),
Nina was recorded in France in 2009 during a two-day span for French
label Plus Loin Music. While Evans covers classics sung by her ‘idol,’
she also allows herself to stray from ‘tried and true’ arrangements,
which allows the audience to connect with Evans’ own personality as an
artist. Finely constructed all-in-all, there is very little to quibble
about Nina.
