If you are thirsting for some moving jazz vocals, Beata will quench your thirst, to be sure. A grand excursion through 13 vocal adventures that will both enchant and enlighten your jazz outlook. I particularly enjoyed Beata’s interpretation of “Afro Blue“… many times when vocalists take a jazz classic like that, they try to force it into some vocal mold that was never intended, but Ms. Pater fits the tune to her vocal talent like a silk glove & still projects her lively and energetic spirit through all 4:41! If you’re lookin’ for something a little more “groove-oriented”, you’ll definitely dig “Groove Ensemble“; it would have been nice if it were just a tad longer, though. My favorite, oddly enough, was Beata’s super-scat on “Fly Strip“… a tune that just keeps on “pushin’”!!!! I give this one a MOST HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, with an “EQ” (energy quotient) rating of 4.96. Get more information at Beata’s BLUE page.
Dick Metcalf
