When The Wind Was Cool
Dominique Eade When The Wind Was Cool RCA 1997
Top 10 1997 Boston Herald
Top 10 1997 Boston Phoenix
Top 10 1997 Jazziz
Top 10 1997 Jazz Times
"Eade's an exceptional vocalist." New Times, LA
“Poignant and more often than not, downright gorgeous." The Boston Herald
"A bold and atmospheric tribute to Chris Connor and June Christy. Eade's rich voice, her effortless delivery and the tasteful assurance with which she embellishes melodies make her sound totally at home with the vintage repertoire. The great Benny Golson could easily have stolen the scene if not for Eade's commanding vocals." The Atlantic Monthly
When the Wind Was Cool was Eade's first CD for RCA Victor, released in 1996. Producer Ben Sidran, label consultant Steve Backer, and Eade arrived at the idea of covering repertoire associated with vocalists June Christy and Chris Connor. In homage to the wonderful arrangers these one-time Kenton vocalists' recordings often featured, the ensembles on this recording are varied and unusual. Eade scored some of the arrangements herself and called on Fred Hersch, Phillip Johnston, and Allan Chase to supply the others. Saxophone great Benny Golson is a special guest.
Released 1997
Moonray (Quenzer, Shaw, Madison, arr. Eade) 4:43
Ridin' High (Porter, arr. Eade) 3:14
Something Cool (Barnes, arr. Johnson) 5:46
All About Ronnie (Green) 4:29
Poor Little Rich Girl (Coward, arr. Eade) 5:14
When The Wind Was Green (Hunt) 3:43
I'll Take Romance (Oakland, Hammerstein, arr. Eade) 5:16
The Wind (Gladstone, Freeman, arr. Hersch) 4:19
Intrigue (Drake, Durand, arr. Eade) 3:06
Lullaby Of Birdland (Weiss, Shearing, arr. Chase) 3:06
The Bad And The Beautiful (Raksin, Previn, arr. Chase) 4:38
Tea For Two (Caesar, Youmans) 2:13
Goodbye (Jenkins, arr. Johnson) 4:36
Dominique Eade vocals
Fred Hersch piano (tracks: 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11)
James Genus bass (tracks: 1 to 5, 7 to 13)
Bruce Williamson bass clarinet (tracks: 1, 3, 8, 9, 13)
Matt Wilson drums (tracks: 2, 3, 7, 8, 10, 13)
Bob Malach flute (tracks: 1, 5)
Jamie Haddad frame drum (track 1)
Peter Leitch guitar (tracks: 2, 5, 7, 9 to 11, 13)
Benny Golson tenor saxophone (tracks: 3, 7, 13)
Steve Nelson vibraphone (tracks: 1 to 3, 8, 10, 11)
Café percussion (tracks: 5,9)
Recorded and mixed at Sony Studios, New York City, March 17, 18, 19, 20 21, 1997. Produced by Ben Sidran. Recorded and mixed by James Farber. Assistant Engineer: Andrew Page. Mastered by Dan Geocans at Concept Productions, Madison, WI. Executive Producer: Steve Backer. A&R Direction: Steven Gates. Art Direction: Scott Johnson. Design: Greenberg Kingsley/NYC. Photography © 1997, Toshi Kazama.
"Fearsomely intelligent melodic sense and scatting to rival Ella herself." New York Magazine
"Her timing and her taste are impeccable, as are her repertoire and her arrangements." Jon Garelick, The Boston Phoenix
"It's a voice full of knowingness and compassion, from which optimism and joy have not been extinguished." Ed Hazell, The Boston Phoenix
"There's an emotional richness in her voice crammed with gestures minute and grand. She catches every nuance of the original without falling back on imitation." FI Jazz Reviews
"Eade's worth watching, she's got the goods." Jazziz
"Her quiet melding of ‘Come to the Party’ and ‘Something Cool’ was particularly striking, it's bittersweet emotion dissolving into an air of sultry solitude. Eade also demonstrated her harmonic finesse by punctuating material with imaginatively designed and crisply executed scat interludes. And the duets she performed with her bandmates radiated a special kind of harmonic verve." The Washington Post
