Kari Kirkland - LP - Wild Is The Wind Full Album

Love Me Like A Man

Lover You Should've Come Over

Didn't Mean To Turn You On

If When You Go

Good Things Fall Apart

Fragile

Fix You

I Can't Help It

Dean Parks was on electric guitar, and he started playing the swirling, ethereal, angelic, synth-like sound at the top.  The room was swimming in swoon; the sound was like warm honey dripping.  The whole vibe honestly felt like falling in love.  We all just got really lost in it (in a good way).  What resulted was this lush, layered, enveloping sound that feels sweet and seductive all at the same time. 

Peter Erskine's drumming is sublime, Kevin Axt shines on bass as usual, and Brian Kilgore brings the sparkle with his stunning percussion passes.  But, I can’t stress enough just how beautiful I think Shelly's playing is on this song.  It is my favorite piano solo of his of ALL time.  It’s perfection in my ears, and his playing in particular greatly inspired my vocal.

My One And Only Love

Like A Lover

Tomorrow

Paying respect to my Canadian roots, I decided to record a Joni Mitchell song in my last session. Since I found my home in the SoCal desert, similarly to Joni, whenever I’m away too long, I find myself longing to get back to the Golden State. Written as a love letter to her second home, Joni recorded this piece in 1971 for her album, Blue. I co-arranged and recorded this version with Shelly Berg for my upcoming album. Joining us in the studio once again was Peter Erskine, Kevin Axt, and Brian Kilgore (with that funky Cuíca!), as well as Anthony Wilson. I felt this song as a blues tune, and Shelly and I crafted a hypnotic riff that just hit right.

California

I'm a 90's chick to the core, and Duncan Sheik had a huge influence on me. Co-arranging with Shelly Berg, the first time I played the original, his eyebrows raised, and I knew we had something rich in the works. I love covering songs originally recorded by men as it tends to give the lyrics a fresh meaning, and an unexpected sound. The lyrics MOVE me: "then you know there comes a time / you need her more than anything / you may believe yours are wounds that only she can heal". Here's hoping. xxx

She Runs Away

Separate Lives

Wild is the Wind

Too Late Now with Roy Hargrove on Trumpet

Secret

Steamroller

Jealous

It's Alright With Me

Do It Again with John DaVersa on Trumpet

Too Close For Comfort

It's Probably Me

Everybody Wants To Rule The World

I'll Be Around

Break Your Heart

New album dropping 1/13/23 features Shelly Berg (Keys, arranged and co-produced), Peter Erskine (Drums), Kevin Axt (Bass), Dean Parks (Guitar), Brian Kilgore (Percussion) with guest performances by Terell Stafford (Trumpet), Carlitos del Puerto (Bass), and the Budapest Scoring Orchestra (Strings). Recorded and Engineered at Capitol Studios in LA (Don Murray), Crescent Moon Studios in Miami (Danny Ponce), and mastered by Paul Blakemore.  Kari is based in Palm Desert, CA, and is available for jazz, pop, and indie projects, live vocals, bg vocals and studio session work.

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