Livia Devereux
Night Winds Whisper
Supernatural Harmony Productions
www.liviasings.com
By George W. Harris

Here’s an adventurous lady who uses her voice on a half hours collection of completely fresh takes of standards. Livia Devereux has a sort of late period Ella huskiness to her voice, and uses it to a wide ranging effect on this set with the rhythm team of Phil Palombi/b, Sarah Jane Cion/p and Kirk Devereux/dr and a host of strings and horns. She delivers a surprisingly peppy rendition of “You’ve Changed” while turning quite modal on “Walkin’ After Midnight.” She exudes confidence in her approach throughout, and has some attractive jazz sensibilities. Very listenable ep.