1. Moanin'
2. Everybody's Cryin' Mercy
3. Long As You're Living
4. The Meaning Of The Blues
5. My Bluebird
6. Hum Drum Blues
7. How Long Has This Been Going On?
8. West Coast Blues
9. Evil Gal Blues
10. Blue Motel Room
11. Bye Bye Country Boy
12. Love Me Like A Man
13. Angel Eyes
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There's nothing like the sound of a singer coming into her own. Following up her first-rate, song-by-song traversal of John Coltrane's Ballads, on which she closely followed the original arrangements, Karrin Allyson here cuts consistently fresh paths through a choice set of blues and blues-inspired tunes. There is never a moment when she takes a tune for granted--or allows us to. Breathing a sultry intimacy into Bobby Timmons' jazz classic, "Moanin,'" she maximizes Jon Hendricks's lyrics with her rolling-and-tumbling phrasing. Toughening her voice, she could almost be mistaken for Bonnie Raitt on "Love Me Like a Man," one of the blues-rock queen's signature songs. Backed by her fine regular guitarist Danny Embrey and the superb rhythm section of Mulgrew Miller, Peter Washington, and Lewis Nash, she also brings distinction to offbeat selections such as Oscar Brown Jr.'s "Hum Drum Blues," Blossom Dearie's "Bye Bye Country Boy," and Joni Mitchell's "Blue Motel Room." That she knows "The Meaning of the Blues" (she covers that Bobby Troup standard, too) is no surprise. She is, after all, from Kansas City. But the variety of shades she exposes here is worth shouting about. --Lloyd Sachs
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In Blue
- Audio CD: 0 pages (2002-08-13)
- Publisher: Concord Records
- Label: Concord Records
- Studio: Concord Records
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 17 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #38464
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Summary: In Blue 2008-10-08
Comment: I've been a jazz lover for years and just recently was introduced to blues. Karrin Allyson combines a jazzy-blues sound here and does it very well.
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Summary: Karrin Alison " In Blue" 2008-06-13
Comment: Terrific c.d. A great jazz voice and tremendous backing make this my music of choice especially in the car.
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Summary: no moanin from me 2006-11-10
Comment: good music crosses many musical boundaries,i am not a big jazz fan,but like to dip my toe in now and again,as there are some good jazz artists around.
in blue is a fantastic album that can appeal to anyone whatever there taste in music,as karrin allyson has a voice born for this style of music and backed by a group of musicians that are so talented and musically tight as a band,its like they have played together since conception.
great songs like moanin,long as your living and evil gal blues
promote how good an album in blue is and the slow bluesy numbers blend well with the jazz songs.this is an collection of songs for all enviroments ,enjoy
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Summary: Inside Jazz 2005-08-15
Comment: You've heard of "outside" jazz? Well, this is inside jazz at its best. Case in point: Pianist Mulgrew Miller's solo over a locked-in rhythm section of Peter Washington (bass) and Lewis Nash (drums) on "Hum Drum Blues." Miller gets so far inside the groove that we realize that it's a sheer act of will on his part to not take off and start flying, thus ruining the overall momentum of the piece. In fact, it was Miller's presence on the credits that persuaded me that this would be a session worth checking out. Along with the aforementioned rhythm section, his name is synonymous with quality in modern mainstream jazz.
Well, I was also persuaded by hearing the lead cut, Bobby Timmons' "Moanin," on a local radio station. It swung just right. Confession: I sometimes get frightened by the prospect of white women singing "the blues" (Janis Joplin, anyone?) but Allyson's vocals are so focused, textured, and, well, riveting, that my biases are easily set aside. It's true that she sometimes seems to be channeling Bonnie Raitt, but that's OK, because Bonnie is fantastic, redoubtable even. Most of the time, though, Allyson is her own person, her own musician, blessed with wonderful tone, time, and taste. The song choices and performances on this great CD are consistently engaging. This is a recording I can listen to several times during the same day. It's that good.
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Summary: Too Blue 2003-09-18
Comment: Karrin Allyson croaks and strains her way through this moody CD. Jazz is the last home for singers who cannot sing and in this respect Miss Allyson has found her place in the world. This is better than her Ballads CD but only because the material is of higher quality. The CD is a good listen for rainy nights when the lights are low. It grows on you and by the third or fourth time 'round it can be very pleasent. But if you are expecting some soaring, jazzy lightning bolt, this just isn't it.
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In Blue
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