No Ways Tired

The gospel world has been waiting 8 years for a new Kim Burrell CD and here it is! The gospel/jazz great, who is often called quot;this generations Ella Fitzgeraldquot; and has appeared with the likes of everyone from Beyoncé to R. Kelly to Stevie Wonder, has created her most inspired work to date on her latest album, NO WAYS TIRED. NO WAYS TIRED includes Burrell's version of classics such as quot;My Faith Looks Up to Thee,quot; quot;What a Friend We Have in Jesus,quot; quot;O Lamb of Godquot; and more.

Dubbed by some as "this generation's Ella Fitzgerald" for her uncanny brilliance at blending vocal jazz and gospel sensibilities, the veteran singer was hardly inactive during her years between her last Tommy Boy date in 2001 and this brilliant re-emergence on Shanachie in 2009. Craftily balancing secular and religious recording and performing endeavors, she's continued to be the toast of the gospel world while working with everyone from Chaka Khan and Stevie Wonder to R. Kelly and, in 2009, George Clinton on the funkster's George Clinton and His Gangsters of Love, also on Shanachie. She reminds listeners of her secular and jazz vibes in a single swoop on the "Prelude" to this disc, scatting her way through a Wonder riff. Then she launches her full-on praise report with the vibrant, uptempo declaration "Happy," composed with her co-producer, Chris "Big Dog" Davis. Working with a colorful palette of arrangements, styles, and tempos, she follows a bold and brassy choir singalong like the title track and a thoughtful and contemplative "I Surrender All" with a lovely, passionate rendering of "Someone to Watch Over Me" -- a secular song she reinterprets as an expression of worship. From there, it's a mix of infectious renditions of well-known church tunes and beautiful originals (which could easily become standards of their own) like "Jesus" and the choir-enhanced "Yes to Your Will." In her liner notes, the powerhouse singer writes: "What an amazing life to live...music." Longtime fans waiting impatiently for this emotionally and spiritually compelling album to come along will be glad that she's making her own music again after years of applying her talents to the works of others. ~ Jonathan Widran, All Music Guide

Performer	Kim Burrell
Music genre	Christian / Gospel
Music subgenre	CD - GOSPEL
Music release type	Release
Media format	CD
Original release date	2009
Edition	Standard
Language	English
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Series title	Kim Burrell - No Ways Tired [CD]
Track listing	Prelude,Happy,No Ways Tired,I Surrender All,Someone to Watch Over Me,What a Friend We Have in Jesus,Jesus,My Faith Looks Up to Thee,Yes to Your Will - Kathy Burrell Kim Burrell,Just As I Am,Jesus (Reprise),Postlude
Record label	Shanachie
Track name	My Faith Looks Up to Thee
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N