Pam Purvis Discography of CDs

Pam Purvis songs Track Listing of songs: I Had a Ball; Oh What a Beautiful Morning; Here There and Everywhere; Ode to Billie Joe; Without a Song; On and On; You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To; You Go to My Head; You Must Believe in Spring; ...

Pam Purvis CD discography Track Listing of songs: And The Angels Sing; Day In Day Out; Come Rain Or Come Shine; Days of Wine & Roses; Tangerine; Fools Rush In; Namely You; Dream Medley; Dearly Beloved; Emily; I Thought About You; Blues in the Night; In the Cool Cool Cool of the Evening; Travlin' Light;

Pam Purvis albums Pam Purvis Pam is from Louisiana and Texas. She began singing jazz in 1974 in Paterson, NJ at Gulliver's (now just a fond memory for those who were there). It was a good place to begin because she met and sang with Chuck Wayne, Joe Puma, Gabor Zabo, Joe Morello, Jack Six, and Bob Ackerman. The later of these fine musicians she decided to keep. They have been married and working together for 25 years, and have 8 recordings together to this date. During the last several years they have performed in Europe at the Stockholm Jazz Festival, San Remo Jazz Festival, Asti Jazz Festival as well as Mexico and all over the US. She sings currently with Joe Cohn, Richard Wyands, Dennis Irwin, Earl May, Chip Jackson, Steve Johns, and many other great musicians. She credits her style to "living with a horn player". She likes to tell a story about meeting and hanging out with the great scat singer Joe Carroll. When she asked him how he learned to sing those improvised type lines he told her "Listen to the horn players, baby, listen to the horn players". Her sense of lyrics she credits to the training she received at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. "My approach to lyrics and phrasing is ' of the moment'. When I sing a song it is always for the first time, and therefore I hope it will always be fresh and always emotional"."I want you to see and feel the images in the song. I come from a part of the country that is full of color and energy. I hope you'll find these things in my singing."In the last 3 years she has begun teaching privately and in colleges. Recently teaching ...

Pam Purvis CD discography  

Pam Purvis albums There are several reasons to celebrate the release of this recording, which is part of the Historical Series from the prolific Cadence Jazz Records label. First, it features (and is dedicated to) the drummer Denis Charles, who is a considerable asset, his timekeeping skills, fluent lines, and abstract rhythmic thrusts a considerable plus. Also, provocative trumpeter Herb Robertson performs as a special guest. While not a regular member of the trio of vocalist Pam Purvis, saxophonist Bob Ackerman, and bassist Wilber Morris, Robertson is a formidable presence (as he often is), and his elastic sounds prove ...