ENTITLING A CD STILL YOUNG may receive a sardonic reaction from the older generation of critics in their greater wisdom on the other hand it can be interpreted as an identification of the liberties taken in the name of artistic freedom by the younger generation of creative artists. This musical versatility is true of this whole album - Blues, Country & Jazz in a highly individual blend.
THE MATERIAL, ranging from Delta Blues to Jazz and picking up on a little Country on the way, verifies the fact that Katie Kern is indeed Still Young. Ecletisism or Spectrum Commercialism? Listen! And decide for yourself! From the archaic Blind Blake's Blues via Smokey Smother's Prosecutor and Nat Cole's Route 66 to Johnny Cash's Hey Porter is a pretty interesting journey - especially when one meets Ray Noble's Cherokee and Gershwin's The Man I love on the way Katie's expressive voice, supported by her swinging guitar playing, shows her great talent and ability in using her fine technique to express the meaning of the beautiful songs she plays - and not the other way around!
Katie Kern (guitar & vocal), Jörg Reiter (Fender Rhodes), Werner Dannemann (guitar), Klaus Marquardt (violin), Paul Harriman (bass), Steve Grant (drums), Jan Jankeje (Bass), Oscar Klein (clarinet on " He's Fine")
14 Tracks. Total time: 56.59