Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The title blues people is taken from the book by amiri baraka on the. Nalley is able to vocally plow a mighty road of jazz and spiritual, classical, folk, blues, pop, african chant and freedom without losing a note, without relinquishing her spell. She paid tribute to him by saying, he knew how to tell a story and set up a song like nobodys business. Blues people is inspired by amiri barakas book, blues people. Listen to blues peopleby kim nalley on slacker radio, where you can also create personalized internet radio stations based on your favorite albums, artists and songs. Bessie smith, dinah washington, billie holiday, nina simone, aretha franklin, the nameless souls from the middle passage, the whoops and hollers of the pregnant women birthing in the fields, to denise perrier, kim nalley and tiffany austin, three ladies from three different. Kim nalley brings the blues home with new album blues people. King and saluted him with never make your move too soon. Kim nalley, a san francisco, california based chanteuse presents a deep musical interpretation of africanamerican history and culture. Typical of a kim nalley performance, every seat in the house was taken. Kim nalleys new cd is sublime, and truly heartbreaking. Johnny nocturne band with kim nally million dollar secret music. Recent police shootings and civil unrest have made headlines, but theyre also the inspiration for a new album by san francisco singer kim nalley.
Dont miss the album notes by waldo martin, everything you need to know is there. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Tiffany austin, kim nalley and tammy hall will also be on hand to lend. Kim rene nalley born 1969 is an american jazz and blues singer with a 3. Blues people by kim nalley on amazon music unlimited. Kim nalley blues people back in 2011 aidin vaziri wrote in the san francisco chronicle, kim nalley is a critically lauded san francisco jazz and blues singer who has performed gershwin with the san francisco symphony and produced sensational musical tributes to ella fitzgerald and billie holiday. The result is blues people, a diverse record based in the blues that showcases nalley s considerable talents.
Marcus shelbys deep dive into blues royalty with angela davis and more. With this tribute to the life and career of nina simone, san franciscobased singer kim nalley fills the room with expressed emotion. Awarded most influential african american in the bay area, best jazz group, and down beat rising star 2017, vocalist kim nalley is already being called. Listen free to kim nalley blues people summertime, big hooded black man and more. Kim nalley has pipes to burn and works the stage like she means it. Blues people, an album by kim nalley on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Trouble of the world organ version by kim nalley pandora. Activist and author angela davis book blues legacies and black feminism had a powerful influence on marcus shelby and she will join him at sfjazz center on friday, may 24. Blues people kim nalley free internet radio slacker. Find kim nalley discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic new releases. Her new album, blues people, is a musical exploration of african american history and culture inspired by amiri barakas book of the same name.
Lady of the house nalley is a triple threat a powerful blues singer, a song stylist who can put her stamp on american songbook standards and an assertively lascivious vaudevillian with an entire book of bawdy songs brimming with double entendres. Nalley will lend her three and a half octave range to a memorable set of jazz and blues standards. Bessie smith, dinah washington, billie holiday, nina simone, aretha franklin, the nameless souls from the middle passage, the whoops and hollers of the pregnant women birthing in the fields, to. Today kim nalley looks at the ideas of barakas book and expands upon them, setting them to music. The book put forth the idea that african americans were a blues people, that, more than just music, the blues were a way of life for them. Find kim nalley discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Buy need my sugar online at low prices in india amazon. While this fine album builds upon barakas insight, it does so in strikingly brilliant, fresh, and gripping ways.
A true renaissance woman, kim nalley has also been a featured writer for jazzwest and sf chronicles city brights, shortlisted for a grammy nomination. In short, the blues were a way of life, a culture, that encompasses the totality of black americans historical and daytoday. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. Singersongwriter kim nalley has been an intelligent, artful force on the bay area jazz and blues scene for a long time, and now shes released an album that she describes as a deep musical. Provided to youtube by cdbaby summertime kim nalley blues people. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Kim nalley is on faculty at the california jazz conservatory.
Recorded live at pearls, she put a spell on me jumps with the rhythms and melodies that captured our hearts during simones lifetime. About a dozen years ago i wrote the liner notes for a cd by san francisco jazz and blues vocalist kim nalley. Stream blues people by kim nalley and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. Buy blues people online at low prices in india amazon.
Ladies sing the blues is an exploration of the women who made up the essence of the blues. More than any of her previous albums, blues people is a musical manifesto, and its no coincidence that the title echoes the seminal 1963 book. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. Marcus shelbys deep dive into blues royalty with angela. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from kim nalley at the discogs marketplace.
Kim nalley with houston person at feinsteins at the nikko. She is the founder of the kim nalley black youth jazz scholarship. Nalley explained there are sad blues, happy blues and nasty blues. Johnny nocturne band with kim nally million dollar secret. An impressive and eclectic collection of choices from kim nalley, who manages to make each one bend to her will whether its movin on up yes that one, from the television show, or the traditional amazing grace. Ladies sing the blues at freight and salvage datebook. The pianist, folk singer, protest singer and jazz singer, known to us as the high priestess of soul, left an indelible mark. According to the liner notes, baraka argues in the book that african americans were fundamentally a blues people. Awarded most influential african american in the bay area, best jazz group, and down beat rising star 2017, vocalist kim nalley is already being called legendary and san francisco institution. Id covered her before, and ive written about her many times since while enjoying her evolution as an artist. Perrier on stage with her show bessie, dinah and me, austins album unbroken with cyrus chestnut, kim nalley with her album blues people and phd. Known for her ability to turn a chattering cocktailsipping crowd into a rapt audience of lifelong fans in minutes, nalley combines a devastating. Its a bit of a departure for nalley, whos always been known for her stylish interpretations of songs by nina simone. D candidate in uc berkeleys history department with plans to write her dissertation on the globalization of jazz and black cultural politics.
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