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Ellen Robinson CD Release Concert
Sunday May 14, 2006 at 8:00pm
Freight & Salvage
1111 Addison Street
Berkeley, California CA Get Directions
Celebrate the release of jazz vocalist Ellen Robinson?s new CD
Mercy! Ellen Robinson Live, a compilation of songs selected from
four different concerts since her first CD On My Way To You.
This recording captures those transparent moments
and one-of-a-kind performances as only a live recording can.

"Hers is a white chocolate sound, intense and pure, swinging and bitter-sweet. Ellen Robinson's CD "Mercy!" showcases the young West Coast singer in a beautifully balanced program of standards and fresh material. Keep your ears and eyes open for more Ellen Robinson." Carol Sloane

Swinging and straight-from-the-heart vocals from this
adventuresome singer with loads of presence and a diverse selection of songs. Ellen Robinson is known for her sparkling vocals and her ability to sing with a vocal palette that has a wide variety of colors in her choice of material and the range of emotions she covers in a performance. Her concert will include tunes from her new CD: fresh arrangements of jazz standards such as ?Let?s Fall in Love? and ?Them There Eyes,? a smokin? version of the title track ?Everybody?s Cryin? Mercy? written by Mose Allison, Richard Thompson?s ?Dimming of the Day? performed as a stunning vocal duet with pianist Ben Flint, and some of her own original innovative compositions. You can be sure this will be a joy-filled evening of musical pleasure to be savored long after the singing and playing have ended.

Ellen will be joined by joined by an outstanding quartet:
Ben Flint - piano
Sam Bevan - bass
Bud Spangler - drums
Charles McNeal - reeds
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