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Destination Moon
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"Destination
Moon"
To hear a song sample, click on the song titles below.
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1. Love Me Our Leave Me
2. Where is the Sun?
3. Destination Moon
4. It Never Entered My Mind
5. Swing Brother Swing
6. Somebody's On My Mind
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7.
Stairway to the Stars
8. Mood Indigo
9. Your Mother's Son-In-Law
10. The Blues are Brewin'
11. I Wished On The Moon
12. Crazy He Calls Me
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Musicians:
Rick Carlson - piano
Keith Boyles - bass
Dick Bortolussi - drums
Doug Haining - tenor & alto saxophones
Bob Byers - baritone saxophone
Pete Masters - trombone
Ronnie Newman - (piano on "Crazy He Calls Me")
CD REVIEW
Tom Surowicz, Minneapolis writer
November 22, 1998 - Minneapolis Star Tribune
CHARMIN MICHELLE, "Destination Moon" (CM) Quite a few of the Twin
Cities female jazz singers are brassy, bluesy, gospel-bred belters, who
know their Aretha Franklin as well as their Billie Holiday. The girlish
Michelle certainly doesn't fit that outgoing mold. Her understated art is
more about gentle persuasion, precise storytelling and easy swing. This
sophomore CD is an aural charm bracelet filled with swell songs that you
haven't heard too often, including Holiday's whimsical "Your Mother's
Son-in-Law." "Swing Brother, Swing" lives up to its retro
title, "The Blues are Brewin'" finds alto saxophonist Doug
Haining ably echoing and updating the great Johnny Hodges, and Michelle's
duet with Minnesota Twins keyboardist Ronnie Neuman, "Crazy He Calls
Me", is simply sublime.
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HOT
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It is the year
2001 in the month of October ~ Autumn in the land of Minnesota lakes. And
Charmin Michelle, via her third CD, pours out her heart and her soul. If,
in this bizarre time, these performances by Charmin and her messengers,
The Twin Cities Seven, don't offer comfort and healing, then all is lost.
An excerpt of the
liner notes by Leigh Kamman THE JAZZ IMAGETM Minnesota Public Radio
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"HOT"
To hear a song sample, click on the song titles below.
Musicians:
Selections 1,3,4,5,7,8,9,11 and 12
Charmin Michelle - Vocals
Doug Haining - Saxophone, Clarinet
Tim Sullivan - Trumpet
John Boblett - Trombone
Rick Carlson - Piano
Kent Saunders - Guitar
Steve Pikal - Bass
Gordy Knutson - Drums
Selections 2,6 and 10
Charmin Michelle - Vocals
Doug Haining - Saxophone, Clarinet
Rick Carlson - Piano
Keith Boyles - Bass
Dick Bortolussi - Drums
CD Review:
Tom Surowicz, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Nov 30, 2001
RETRO PLEASER CHARMIN
MICHELLE, a local vocalist with savoir faire to spare, just released her
third CD, "Hot". It spotlights Doug Haining and the Twin Cities
Seven, an exemplary group modeled on Count Basie's Kansas City septet.
Haining's clarinet is liquid and lustrous on "A Flower Is A Lovesome
Thing"; pianists Rick Carlson certainly is fit to sit in the Count's
chair, and Gordy Knutson combines precision with easygoing flair. But it's
Michelle's show, and she gently seduces the listener time after time,
whether the fare is ageless blues, warm bossa, intimate love song, or
upbeat novelty. She's a flower, a lovesome thing.
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Other
reviews:
April 9, 1992 - Jim Meyer, Minneapolis Star Tribune Charmin Michelle &
Wolverines Jazz Trio / Times Bar and Café On a recent, casual visit to the
Times, I was pleasantly shocked both by Michelle's smooth grace and the
trio's uncompromising approach to its accompaniment. She has a refreshing
ease and confidence that leaves you wanting to hear more. Although she's a
Billie Holiday devotee, Michelle captures that classic essence within her
own cool style.
January 16, 1998 - Jim Meyer, Minneapolis Star Tribune She's always
impressive in the jumpin' jazz band Senders, but jazz vocalist Charmin
Michelle was exquisite two weeks ago in a performance of sweet ballads at
Walker Art Center's Disney music tribute. The diminutive vocalist is
growing into a confident and endearing presence.
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