Draft:Wild Is The Wind

Wild Is The Wind is the first album by Kari Kirkland, recorded at United Studios in Los Angeles and released on Slea Head Records in February 2021. It was co-produced and arranged by Shelly Berg. Named Editor's Pick by Jazz Times, they wrote, "keeping good company while walking the line where jazz and adult contemporary meet, Kari Kirkland proves that she's finally right where she belongs". JW Vibe wrote, "As your ears attune to the pin drop purity and transcendent exquisiteness of Kari Kirkland’s soulful yet ethereal vocals on her lush, deeply intimate debut album Wild is the Wind, you may find yourself connecting so intensely to her breathy emotional invitations that you’ll wonder why this is the first time you’re hearing from her..." Break Your Heart, originally by Taio Cruz featuring Ludacris reached #28 on Billboard.

Kari Kirkland            Vocals Shelly Berg              Keyboards Dean Parks               Guitars Kevin Axt                Acoustic/electric bass Gregg Field              Drums Brian Kilgore            Percussion Roy Hargrove             Trumpet John Daversa             Trumpet Orchestration            Budapest Sessions Orchestra

Track List:

Do It Again                      5:12 Jealous                          4:45 It's Alright With Me             3:22 It's Probably Me                 4:44 Break Your Heart                 3:22 Too Late Now                     6:17 Wild Is The Wind                 5:43 Steamroller Blues                4:34 Too Close For Comfort            3:53 Secret                           5:03 Everybody Wants To Rule The World 4:12 I'll Be Around                   4:37