Sweet Spot has been chosen
#5 Jazz Vocal CD of 2011
by Chris Loudon in JazzTimes®
Photo: Mikel Healey
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Rob Lowe and Brinka Raugh at Casting New Lives
Winkler is, as both vocalist and lyricist, a master weaver of tunes that seem to demand gin, vermouth, a T-bird convertible and the occasional femme fatale… features “Somewhere in Brazil” a hilarious tale of a second rate singer stuck in a San Fernando Valley dive while dreaming of Rio… plus the poignant “Jazz is a Special Taste” and swinging treatments of “But Not For Me” and the Brill Building gem “On Broadway”.
- Chris Loudon, JazzTimes® Article - September 2011
Singer Mark Winkler has come up with a truly addictive jazz-tinged set… Winkler’s voice is sometimes a savvy whisper, sometimes warmly tawny. And his collaborators, including Barbara Morrison and pianist Eli Brueggemann, are knockouts.
- Michael Upchurch, Seattle Times
Winkler turns a standard like “But Not For Me” on it’s ear… Winkler means business, singing crisply with superb support.
- Michael C. Bailey, All About Jazz
Winkler’s originals are so good they should become standards.
- Don Albert, Newstime Review
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