Kicks (1999)

About this title: An up and coming jazz guitarist, Mimi Fox displays many components of her amplified, untreated sound that reflect past greats like Joe Pass, Herb Ellis, Wes Montgomery, and Pat Martino. What she is developing individually on this date is not as important as her musicality, which is clear and easy to enjoy on these ten tracks. There are two different core bands: one with Yellowjackets Russell Ferrante (acoustic piano) and Will Kennedy (drums) teamed with John Wiitala (bass), and one with Kennedy and Joey DeFrancesco (organ). Fox wrote two of these numbers -- the serene "Vita's Lullabye," ... read more

Tracks:

1. Cherokee [Noble]
2. Loves Me Like a Rock [Simon]
3. Poor Wayfarin' Stranger [Traditional]
4. Born to Be Blue [Torme/Wells]
5. In a Sentimental Mood [Ellington/Kurtz/Mil]
6. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square [Maschwitz/Sherwin]
7. Kicks [Mann/Weil]
8. Willow Weep for Me [Ronell]
9. Vita's Lullaby [Fox]
10. Mr. White's Blues [Fox]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.