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"With a voice supple, agile, and bright, she executes each song on the tracklist with ease and imagination, creating a serene atmosphere that leaves you smiling."

Allison Adams Tucker released her debut album "Come With Me" and was nominated for Best Jazz Album 2009 by the San Diego Music Awards. The album, co-produced by jazz guitarist Peter Sprague (Dianne Reeves, David Benoit, Chick Corea, Sergio Mendez), boasts arrangements by Kamau Kenyatta (Hubert Laws, Earl Klugh, Patti Austin), and has already received radio airplay within a radius of 18 countries bringing it to the level of international acclaim. Allison Tucker and her world jazz ensemble present a unique and eclectic mix of music with jazz influence from around the globe, including Brazil, Latin America, gypsy jazz, big band swing, funk, and contemporary jazz. With a voice supple, agile, and bright, she executes each song on the tracklist with ease and imagination, creating a serene atmosphere that leaves you smiling. The San Diego vocalist presents her work in diverse languages: English French, Portuguese, Spanish, and even Japanese. It is a collection of pieces from all over the world and in several languages, but they all have a common denominator: interesting arrangements, a tight and well chosen band, and the smiling execution of an outstanding vocalist. - Jazzitalia, Eva Simontacchi 2010


"“Come With Me...a wonderful showcase for Tucker’s vocal dexterity...”"

"By her own admission vocalist Allison Adams Tucker is new to the world of jazz yet after checking out her new release ‘Come With Me’ the question has to be ‘what took her so long'? Indeed what initially appears to be no more than an eclectic re-imagining of some timeless classics turns out to be a wonderful showcase for Tucker’s vocal dexterity and an incredible platform from which a choice band of guest musicians ensure a relaxed jazz vibe throughout.

This is particularly so with ‘I’ll Be Seeing You’ where a trumpet solo from Derek Cannon really sets the mood. The one original composition, Tucker’s own ‘You Got Me’, could have come right out of a Broadway musical. Its beauty is immense and is sensitively complemented by great work from Peter Sprague on guitar.

Before Tucker’s new infatuation with jazz she indulged her passion for world cultures and the music that binds them by, in addition to her own, studying and singing in six languages. Her rendition of ‘Volver’ in faultless Spanish sets up Fabio Oliveira to make a telling contribution on percussion and she switches to Portuguese for the bubbly ‘O Barquino’. Here Sprague is again influential on guitar, the flute of Louisa West is spellbinding and Kamou Kenyatta grabs the attention on piano. In fact, on each and every one of the eight songs with which Kenyatta is involved, everything he touches is of the highest quality. Ultra tight interpretations of standards such as ‘I’ve Got The World On A String’ and ‘Blue Skies’ are both great cases in point as are ‘You Belong To Me’ and ‘Over The Rainbow’ which serve as magnificent vehicles for Tucker’s crystal clear tones.

Returning to her linguistic magnificence Tucker delivers Piaf’s immortal ‘La Vie En Rose’ in its original French and, despite its oriental intro, does the same for ‘The Sea’ or, more correctly, ‘La Mer’. If that wasn’t enough she prefaces ‘My Funny Valentine’ with the hugely evocative ‘Sakura’ in authentic Japanese before returning to Portugal for the gentle ‘Rosa’.

With ‘Come With Me’ Allison Adams Tucker is demonstrating that great jazz is not always defined by what a song is but more by how it feels. Certainly the way she infuses all twelve tracks with her own jazzy groove really does feel special and deserves to get her noticed."

For more go to www.allisonadamstucker.com


- Denis Poole, SmoothJazzTherapy.com, UK - 2008


" ."..mesmerizing, whether in English, Japanese, French...""

Allison Adams Tucker - Come With Me (Allegato)
Release Date: June 15, 2008
San Diego’s Allison Adams Tucker came to my attention one day while trolling through jazz singers at MySpace. I wrote about it then. She found what I wrote, and we’ve exchanged an e-mail or two. In the note that accompanied this disc, she describes her music as an “eclectic global mix…spanning generations, cultures, languages and rhythms…”
I would think so. Ms. Tucker sings in six languages besides English, and swings nicely in nearly all of them. (I didn’t hear Latin on this offering.) Her voice is a crisp, versatile soprano that never gets lost in the mix. The backing band frames her fine voice well - and includes Peter Sprague on guitar, Kamau Kenyatta on piano, Derek Cannon on trumpet - and Reiko Obata on Japanese koto harp!
I found the disc, and Ms. Tucker’s voice, to be mesmerizing, whether in English, Japanese, French…well, you get the idea.
“La Vie En Rose” was one of the MySpace samples I liked best, earlier. It’s here, and is still one of the highlights. The track that leads this disc, “I’ve Got The World On A String,” is a favorite, as well. The lone original on the disc, “You Got Me,” stands up nicely against the classics, and doesn’t seem a bit out of place.
Do a Google search or two, and you’ll discover that Ms. Tucker is a hard-working musician in the San Diego area. It’s not hard to see why. This is material of the highest order, and while San Diego should be happy to have talent of this quality, she (and the band) deserve bigger audiences.
Besides - you haven’t heard “Somewhere Beyond The Sea” until you’ve heard it in Japanese.
At least, I think it’s Japanese. Hey, just go. MySpace, iTunes, Amazon, CD Baby - heck, do enough Googling, and you’ll even find a free track or two to take out for a test drive. But you’ll want the whole album. Because this is very, very good stuff.
Keep an eye out for this one, and anything else that comes along with her name on it.
This disc is very highly Recommended.
Three and one-half stars (out of four) MySpace - Website
Doug Boynton, www.GirlSingers.org 6/9/08 http://girlsingers.org/?p=18#more-18 - Doug Boynton, GirlSinger.org - 2008


""Come With Me is an exceptional slice of music from all corners of the world performed by one of the better vocalists around...""

On Come With Me, multi-lingual vocalist Allison Adams Tucker takes you on a musical journey throughout the globe singing in six languages taking part of the repertoire from the Great American Songbook. She starts her trek with the Koehler/Arlen standard “World On A String” voiced in English of course and demonstrating her more than capable reaching vocals in which she is wonderfully accompanied here on guitar by the great Peter Sprague. With one of the most unusual reads of Richard Rodgers' “My Funny Valentine” I've heard, Allison opens the song singing in the Sakura Japanese tradition before she emerges with the standard melody again singing in English. On the fourth track Allison provides sweet vocals in French on the beautiful rendition of “La Vie En Rose.”

The lady turns to singing in Italian on the pop tune “Rosa” before returning to English voicing the warm and gentle “You Got Me,” the only original on the album but an absolutely delicious number and clearly one of the best on the disc where once again sh e receives another fine solo from Sprague's guitar. With a bit more of the world flavor, Allison does the lyrics in Spanish on the sensuous “Volver” and provides a nice samba-shaded rendition of “O Barquinho” singing of course in Portuguese for another highlight of the album.

Come With Me is an exceptional slice of music from all corners of the world performed by one of the better vocalists around in Allison Adams Tucker. As a self described vocalists in many genres, Allison blends a varied selection of pop, world and jazz music on this album, so much so that one would be hard pressed to categorize it as a purely jazz recording. Nevertheless, Come With Me has something for everyone to enjoy and Allison Adams Tucker makes the experience pleasurable. - Edward Blanco, eJazzNews - 2008


""...one should expect the unexpected...""

Allison Adams Tucker has an enthusiastic voice that displays her great interest in the many cultures and languages of the world. She spent four years living in Japan and sings in seven languages including French, Portuguese and Japanese. On Come With Me, she starts off as if this will be a typical standards date with such songs as “I’ve Got The World On A String,” “Blue Skies” and “I’ll Be Seeing You” along with “La Vie En Rose.” However after introducing her original “You Got Me,” she sings “The Sea” in French and interprets “Volver” and “O Barquinho,” showing that one should expect the unexpected when listening to her.
Her distinctive voice blends in well with the backup musicians who change from track to track but often include guitarist Peter Sprague, pianist Kamau Kenyatta, Reiko Obata on koto, violinist Ray Suen and/or trumpeter Derek Cannon.
Since she is based in San Diego, it would be rewarding if someone would book Allison Adams Tucker in Los Angeles for she has a great deal to offer. Her CD is available from www.allisonadamstucker.com.
- Scott Yanow, Los Angeles Jazz Scene - 2008


""Supple as silk and smooth as cashmere...like shaking hands with a smile.""

Kamau Kenyatta, piano/arrangement (Hubert
Laws, Earl Klugh, Patti Austin) - Peter Sprague, guitar (Chick Corea, Dianne Reeves, David Benoit, Sergio Mendes) - Derek Cannon, trumpet (Natalie Cole, The Four Tops, The Temptations) - Evona Wascinski, bass - Dylan Savage, drums - Fabio Oliveira, percussion - Louisa West, flute - Reiko Obata, Japanese koto harp - Ray Suen, violin - Patrick Berrogain, French guitar - Danny Green, Brazilian piano

Allison Adams Tucker has femininity inherent in her vocal style. She treats the lyrics like an old friend and it is apparent to the discerning ear.

"I've Got The World On a String" Nice arrangement, maybe if it was done in 4/4 it would swing more. Cool scatting saves the day.
"Blue Skies" is perhaps the ne plus ultra on this album. Derek Cannon shows some hot chops on trumpet and Tucker again scats to the finish line in fine fashion.

"I'll Be Seeing You" The familiar melody of this old chestnut is as hip as it gets when Tucker stretches out and shows some range. The trumpet leaves no meat on the bone and the vocal is superb, and if that ain't true, grits ain't groceries and eggs ain't poultry.

Supple as silk and smooth as cashmere would be apropos in describing Tucker's interpretation of "You Belong To Me" Her ballad style is like shaking hands with a smile. The stars were aligned just right on this classic.

"Over The Rainbow" Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg would be nodding happily at the up tempo version of this gem. Cannon's trumpet struts through confidently and Tucker leaves no meat on the bone with a very jazzy message.

Cannon and Tucker are a pair guaranteed to beat a straight any day and that's bankable.
5 STARS - John Gilbert, eJazzNews - 2008


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