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"Eve's voice has a beautiful, charming lilt and warm sense of humor that can turn deep and affecting when dealing with certain blues hues. She is blessed with a skilled sense of swing and never overuses her considerable scat technique. Chip has a nimble touch that enlivens everything his wife sings, yet his taste, chord placement, and facility at the keyboard mark him as more than accompanist, able to stand the test no matter the setting.

The recording opens with Chip's call to order, the optimistic "I Feel Like Some Jazz Today." Immediately a sense of originality is established. Eve steps to the mic limning horn- like lines, even eliciting a bit of dissonance from the tight ensemble. Chip's choruses again reveal early on that this is a true partnership. The ease and comfort with which Eve addresses this relatively tricky line yields high marks. "My Funny Valentine" isn't delivered in the traditional fashion, instead Eve, who has worked with longtime Miles Davis producer Teo Macero, takes the poignant Miles Davis horn solo on Valentine and renders it vocally, replete with the same misterioso Davis brought to this Rodgers and Hart classic on the legendary Davis recording. By now you've grasped one of the keys to this disc's ultimate pleasures: each track boasts an entirely different spice and flavor all its own. "Tenderly" is dedicated to Carmen McRae and is their spin on McRae's version, yet it is another unique reading of a standard. Eve is quite relaxed, never hurrying the lyric, allowing the tune to flow naturally with a fine sense of open spaces; luxuriating like warm chocolate syrup over a mound of ice cream. The Paris medley unites "I Love Paris" with "April in Paris" via yet another clever Chip Crawford arrangement, and is dedicated to another one of Eves' influences, Esther Phillips. "Flamenco Sketches" is arguably the most striking entry on this disc. With lyrics written by committee, in true workshop fashion, Eve and company navigate the way through the haunting Miles Davis vehicle from his historic "Kind of Blue" album. This is truly stunning stuff as Eve sings Davis' trumpet solo. Check out the slightly eerie opening chords, Eve's mirror of Chip's piano solo, the horn play, especially the cool tenor sax shadings, and the lovely wordless closing chorus. "Better Go Now" is a Crawford original which very tastefully utilizes agreeable ethnic percussion work. "A Thoughtful Message," from Eve's pen, drops the wisdom of life on the listener, urging one and all to be true to thyself. "Lush Life" finds Eve tackling Billy Strayhorn's tricky lyrics. Eve really nails this classic, haunting melody. "Airmail Special" is dedicated to one of Eve's jazz mothers, Ella Fitzgerald, and is a closing flag waver with a scat solo loaded with quotes from the great lady's bag, ending with a hint of gospel."
- Willard Jenkins,
Jazz Times Critic

THE BUZZ
1. No.1 on WWUH 91.3fm in West Hartford, CT during month of August
2. Has been featured for 3 weeks on nationally syndicated radio programs: "Jazz After Hours" with Jim Wilke "Jazz Thru the Night" with Bob Parlocha
3. Last week, no. 45 on Gavin Magazine Radio Jazz Chart
4. Featured on the Southern Arts Federation CD and "JazzSouth Radio" program encompassing over 200 stations in US and abroad.
5. Featured article in Dublin, Ireland's 'Evening Herald'.
6. Eve & Chip will be featured on BET-TV's JAZZSCENES.

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING

"AirMail Special is a vocal feat worthy of at least a Grammy nomination as the best jazz solo performance of the year"............Larry Reni Thomas, WNCU (Perspective Magazine)

"Chip's arrangements are in a word, AWESOME. Their take on "My Funny Valentine" brings vivid memories of Miles Davis"..............B.J. Brown, Richmond (VA) Jazz Society

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	"Eve's voice has a beautiful, charming lilt and warm sense of humor that can turn deep and affecting when dealing with certain blues hues. She is blessed with a skilled sense of swing and never overuses her considerable scat technique. Chip has a nimble touch that enlivens everything his wife sings, yet his taste, chord placement, and facility at the keyboard mark him as more than accompanist, able to stand the test no matter the setting.
The recording opens with Chip's call to order, the optimistic "I Feel Like Some Jazz Today." Immediately a sense of originality is established. Eve steps to the mic limning horn- like lines, even eliciting a bit of dissonance from the tight ensemble. Chip's choruses again reveal early on that this is a true partnership. The ease and comfort with which Eve addresses this relatively tricky line yields high marks. "My Funny Valentine" isn't delivered in the traditional fashion, instead Eve, who has worked with longtime Miles Davis producer Teo Macero, takes the poignant Miles Davis horn solo on Valentine and renders it vocally, replete with the same misterioso Davis brought to this Rodgers and Hart classic on the legendary Davis recording. By now you've grasped one of the keys to this disc's ultimate pleasures: each track boasts an entirely different spice and flavor all its own. "Tenderly" is dedicated to Carmen McRae and is their spin on McRae's version, yet it is another unique reading of a standard. Eve is quite relaxed, never hurrying the lyric, allowing the tune to flow naturally with a fine sense of open spaces; luxuriating like warm chocolate syrup over a mound of ice cream. The Paris medley unites "I Love Paris" with "April in Paris" via yet another clever Chip Crawford arrangement, and is dedicated to another one of Eves' influences, Esther Phillips. "Flamenco Sketches" is arguably the most striking entry on this disc. With lyrics written by committee, in true workshop fashion, Eve and company navigate the way through the haunting Miles Davis vehicle from his historic "Kind of Blue" album. This is truly stunning stuff as Eve sings Davis' trumpet solo. Check out the slightly eerie opening chords, Eve's mirror of Chip's piano solo, the horn play, especially the cool tenor sax shadings, and the lovely wordless closing chorus. "Better Go Now" is a Crawford original which very tastefully utilizes agreeable ethnic percussion work. "A Thoughtful Message," from Eve's pen, drops the wisdom of life on the listener, urging one and all to be true to thyself. "Lush Life" finds Eve tackling Billy Strayhorn's tricky lyrics. Eve really nails this classic, haunting melody. "Airmail Special" is dedicated to one of Eve's jazz mothers, Ella Fitzgerald, and is a closing flag waver with a scat solo loaded with quotes from the great lady's bag, ending with a hint of gospel." - Willard Jenkins, Jazz Times Critic
THE BUZZ 1. No.1 on WWUH 91.3fm in West Hartford, CT during month of August 2. Has been featured for 3 weeks on nationally syndicated radio programs: "Jazz After Hours" with Jim Wilke "Jazz Thru the Night" with Bob Parlocha 3. Last week, no. 45 on Gavin Magazine Radio Jazz Chart 4. Featured on the Southern Arts Federation CD and "JazzSouth Radio" program encompassing over 200 stations in US and abroad. 5. Featured article in Dublin, Ireland's 'Evening Herald'. 6. Eve & Chip will be featured on BET-TV's JAZZSCENES. WHAT THEY'RE SAYING "AirMail Special is a vocal feat worthy of at least a Grammy nomination as the best jazz solo performance of the year"............Larry Reni Thomas, WNCU (Perspective Magazine) "Chip's arrangements are in a word, AWESOME. Their take on "My Funny Valentine" brings vivid memories of Miles Davis"..............B.J. Brown, Richmond (VA) Jazz Society