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Kristine Mills Turns Up The Heat With Bossanovafied
- Artist(s):
- Genre: Jazz - Vocal
- Personnel:
Kristine Mills - vocals, Paulo Midosi - piano, Haraldo Caze - acoustic guitar and bass, Rubinho Moreira - drums, and Jose Carlos Bigorna - flute and tenor and alto saxophones
- Tracks:
I Wish, That Was Yesterday, Sweet Sorrow, Sasha's Lullaby, Burden Of Choice, Fallin' In Love, You Are, Inspiracao
Kristine Mills
Bossanovafied
Kristine Mills Music
Kristine Mills shows the graceful lines of a merengue dancer and the shimmery intonations of a blues-soul singer on her latest CD, Bossanovafied. The album is tempered for nightclubs and features the Brazilian-pop stylizing of Paulo Midosi who plays the piano on the record and co-produced it with Mills. Also joining Mills on the recording are Haraldo Cazes on acoustic guitar and bass, Rubinho Moreira on drums, and Jose Carlos Bigorna on flute and tenor and alto saxophones. If you think of “Girl From Ipanema” meets Shakira’s “Underneath Your Clothes” you will see what Mills has done giving vintage Latin music some modern zing.
Mills’ music is like sipping from a glass of bourbon. Her singing goes down smoothly on the windpipe, and once settled, she tingles the senses with a touch that puts the listener into a dreamy state. Though she has the same effect as a potent drink, Kristine Mills is not toxic and her vocals cleanse the system rather than clog it. The lady can sing and shape melodies into ruminating vignettes that take the mind off of your troubles and carried into a world of complete peace.
The rumba swivels of “Burden Of Choice” entice a soft decadence, and the light samba strokes of “Inspiracao” are beautifully glossed in breathy acoustics. The bossa nova/soul complexion of “I Wish” is reminiscent of Corinne Bailey Rae’s pensive voicing, and the delicate flutter of the flute in “That Was Yesterday” opens up to the warm tones of the piano keys. The bluesy vibe of “Sweet Sorrow” wraps the listener in sheets of silky instrumentation, and leaps into the calypso sway of “Fallin’ In Love”. The piano keys produce a calming nightclub ambience in “You Are” that flirts with the blues kindled by the soft flickers of Cazes acoustic guitar.
Kristine Mills’ songs are like poetry set to music. The flow is melodically strewn and has the potency of a desirable elixir. Where else can Mills go after achieving perfection? The winner of the 2009 Houston Press Music Awards for “Best Female Vocalist,” Kristine Mills is the complete package graced with beauty, sensitivity, and a magnetic voice. She makes every song have the effect of an aphrodisiac on the senses.
