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Hale Baskin

Hale Baskin Radio

General Info

  • Genre: Blues / Jazz / Pop

    Location San Francisco, California, US

    Profile Views: 27803

    Last Login: 8/26/2010

    Member Since 8/6/2006

    Website www.halebaskin.com

    Type of Label Unsigned

  • Bio

    .. Those just learning about Hale are still in plenty of time to get in on experiencing the rapid-fire growth of this impressively talented and swingin’ young chanteuse. After all, with two CDs as a leader to her credit, plus a basketful of performance awards and even a pair of European tours, Hale Baskin is just getting started! Hale certainly wrapped up 2008 in fine style. Most prominently, perhaps, there's the recording and release of "Classic," featuring outstanding Bay Area jazz stars like pianists Larry Dunlap and Dee Spencer, trombonist Wayne Wallace and trumpeter John Worley, Jr. Hale's mature musical presence is on full display on this CD. Listen to her dynamic, heartfelt reading of "God Bless the Child," her joyfully swinging take on "Sitting in Limbo," a song Hale learned as a child, and the sassy romp through "Summertime" that ends with a joyous vocal duet with soulful singer Nate Pruitt. But Hale was getting national recognition even before releasing "Classic." Early in her career, she won the DownBeat Magazine Award for Best Student Vocalist on two separate occasions. That's a strong call out from a pretty authoritative source, to put it mildly! Hale's first CD, The Forecast Calls for Hale, was recorded in 2005 to happy reviews. The eminent producer and writer Dr. Herb Wong said of Forecast, "Hale Baskin has all the tools. She sings with admirable taste and control, rhythmic and harmonic sense, and clear insight into the jazz tradition. So dig!" Soon after her first recording, Hale was invited to appear onstage with Arturo Sandoval at the famed jazz club, Yoshi's. That performance inspired Jim Harrington of the Oakland Tribune to write, "[I]t looks like we have a rising star in our midst. Remember Baskin's name. You'll be hearing it again soon." And now, thanks to Classic, we are hearing Hale Baskin's name, and her music, again. Get ready for more. You're going to like it. .. .. ........ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

  • Members

    Hale has worked with many great musicians, including: Akira Tana, Andy Weiss, Anton Schwartz, Arturo Sandoval, Bob Phillips, Charlie McCarthy, Danny Hull, David Mathews, Dee Spencer, Eddie Mendenhall, Jim Zimmerman, John Worley, John Wiitalla, Julian Pollock, Larry Dunlap, Martan Mann, Nate Pruitt, Rick Vandivier, Ron E. Beck, Seward McCain, Taylor Eigsti, Tim Solook, Tom Poole, Tony Saunders

  • Influences

    .. Joe Williams, Ray Charles, Ella Fitzgerald, Jack Teagarden, Cleo Laine, Dinah Washington, Harry Connick Jr., Nate Pruitt, Arturo Sandoval, Natalie Cole, Patty Austin, Sippie Wallace, Nancy Wilson, really there are too many to count. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

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