Gail Pettis, Here in the Moment

Gail Pettis, Here in the Moment (OA2). Pettis's second album makes firm the promise of her first. To her deep contralto, clear diction and centered intonation she adds phrasing and tonal fillips that give her vocals identifiable personality.

Among the indicators of her command, maturity and substantial jazz sensibility are the delight in her voice as she begins her bluesy take on "At Last," a joyful whoop on the last word in "Day in Day Out," her reflective treatment of the lyric of "The Very Thought of You," and judicious but expert scatting on "Nature Boy." As on 2007's May I Come In, Mark Ivester is the drummer throughout, with Darin Clendenin and Randy Halberstadt alternating on piano and Clipper Anderson or Jeff Johnson on bass; superb accompaniment for a rising singer.
http://www.artsjournal.com/rifftides/2010/06/cd_gail_pettis.html



Gail Pettis, Seattle-based jazz vocalist, in an interview and performances in Kobe, Japan and Seattle, Washington. Seattle band members include Randy Halberstadt, piano, Clipper Anderson, bass, and Mark Ivester, drums. Kobe musicians include Takaoka Masahito, piano, Uotani Nobumasa, bass, and Takeda Tatsuhiko, drums