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"Kelly De Haven has developed into a master of her craft, achieving that ever elusive jazz goal - "a style of her own". She's known for hanging out with great musicians (her band always includes the best in the area, and their influence definitely shows). De Haven improvises like a horn player. She loves textures, luxuriating in a dreamy fog or articulating with shivery intensity. Her style is especially effective on love songs - few other singers bring such a yearning to a romantic lyric." Dean robbins, The Isthmus
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I love her more than Diana Krall, who has a great voice but doesn't seem to DO much with standards. Kelly's voice has an intoxicating texture and her phrasing is perfect. She's the only female vocalist I'd put on a pedestal anywhere near Ella. Her version of Skylark is definitive. I've been listening to this CD since the week it was released, and on a whim today searched for it here. I'll be buying copies for friends, and the newer one I didn't know about. Thank you CD Baby! Read more...