Christina Watson - A Flower Truly Blue (2008)

Tracklist

01. Lazy Afternoon
02. The World Is What You Make It
03. Half Moon
04. We Can Work It Out
05. A Flower Truly Blue
06. Don't Misunderstand
07. All Of You
08. A Thousand Kisses Deep
09. Free
10. All I Need Now
11. What Do Your Voodoo Do?

Originally from Middlesboro, Kentucky and Knoxville, Tennessee, Christina moved to Nashville in 2001 after graduating from Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Since her arrival in Music City, her versatile voice of 3 + octaves and love of all cultures have gained her entry into a wide array of musical situations, including appearances at various jazz festivals and venues in the US, France, Belgium, Sweden and China. Her Watson Utterstrom Nordic Quintet toured Sweden in the summer of 2007 and appeared in Sweden and Belgium in April 2008.
Her new CD "A Flower Truly Blue " features arranger Pat Coil on piano and B3, Jeff Coffin on sax, Oscar Utterstrom on trombone, Joe Gross on trumpet, Craig Nelson on bass, Bob Mater on drums, and vocalist Jeff Hall makes a guest appearance on "The World Is What You Make It\" on which he also contributes a 4 part vocal arrangement sung by himself and Christina. In 2004 she released her debut album "All About Love."
Christina sings soprano in the Nashville based vocal jazz quartet 3rd Coast Vocals, directed by tenor arranger Jeff Hall. She teaches private voice lessons from her home studio, at St. Edward's School in Nashville and from Gene Ford Music in Brentwood, TN. She is an instructor of vocal literature, chart writing and music theory at the Nashville Jazz Workshop. Christina directs the women 's a capella choir "The Holiday Belles," which performs for charity, and she\'s a member of the folk Celtic vocal group "The Ravens.
"One of the year's best jazz releases from a Nashville artist is Christina Watson's new CD A Flower Truly Blue".~Ron Wynn, The City Paper (Nashville, TN)
"Wow.. Jane the JazzDog sent me your new cd.. just heard it.. going to start multiple tracks in heavy play on radioio channels radio IO Real Jazz... and radio IO Vocal Jazz in heavy rotation. Fabulous.. You must know Pat Coil well.. I received his cd last week and we will be starting it full blast as well. Your voice and his touch on the keys are world class. I have been waiting for you in 2008. Let me predict these two albums to top our charts at radioIO..\" ~ your newest appreciative fan drmike Michael Matheny radioIO Real Jazz program director radio host.

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