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Intention by Kristen Strom
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fave it Smooth Jazz | Traditional Jazz Combo
11 tracks | 69 minutes
Released Aug 2005
on Open Path Music
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 07:17 River Man lyrics BUY MP3 07:17 River Man lyrics "GIFT MP3" 07:17 River Man
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 06:44 The Old Country lyrics BUY MP3 06:44 The Old Country lyrics "GIFT MP3" 06:44 The Old Country
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 08:07 Golden Slumbers lyrics BUY MP3 08:07 Golden Slumbers lyrics "GIFT MP3" 08:07 Golden Slumbers
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 06:32 Charade lyrics BUY MP3 06:32 Charade lyrics "GIFT MP3" 06:32 Charade
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:37 Blackbird lyrics BUY MP3 05:37 Blackbird lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:37 Blackbird
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 07:00 The Water is Wide lyrics FREE 07:00 The Water is Wide lyrics "GIFT MP3" 07:00 The Water is Wide
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:31 Nancy's Eyes lyrics BUY MP3 04:31 Nancy's Eyes lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:31 Nancy's Eyes
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:44 Of the Father's Love Begotten lyrics BUY MP3 03:44 Of the Father's Love Begotten lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:44 Of the Father's Love Begotten
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Saxophonist Kristen Strom presents her unique repertoire of folk songs, originals and new arrangements of jazz standards, with an emphasis on melody, melodic improvisation and great saxophone playing.
Bio / Background
KRISTEN STROM is a busy freelance musician in the San Francisco Bay Area, in demand on saxophone, flute and clarinet.
She grew up in California in a musical household, and was exposed to jazz musicians like Dave Brubeck and Chet Baker.
On "Intention", she shows that influence in her love for beautiful melodies. All of the selections share a strong melody as the springboard for improvisation. From the Beatles' tunes, "Golden Slumbers" and the beautiful soprano sax/ guitar duet on "Blackbird" to folk songs like "The Water is Wide" and the contemporary Nick Drake tune, “River Man", the emphasis is on showcasing melody and melodic improvisation with Kris' beautiful saxophone tone. One of the recording engineers named her "Tone Queen."
The album features some of the San Francisco Bay Area's best musicians, including Scott Sorkin on guitar, Jason Lewis on drums, and John Shifflett on bass, with whom Kris has been playing for many years, and Adam Shulman on piano.
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