Hello, I Remember

  • Hear the new CD from Carla Norris-Hopkins, Hello, I Remember. which features exciting scat-filled, sometimes raw, bebopish Jazz standards with Carla's trademark improvisations inspired by a smokin', swingin' ensemble of master musicians. She continues the tradition of call and response rifts with the band while rendering a wide vocal range of warm, sensitive ballads.

Dedications

  • Dedicated to deceased husband, extraordinary drummer Tommy Hopkins, Jr, and other loved ones who passed within months of each other, family member and encourager Richard Norris and her gifted piano accompanist Thomas Reese.

 

     

Features

  • Grand Piano: Gregory Slavin, Thomas Reese, Arlington Jones and Claude Johnson

    Acoustic Bass: James Gilyard (co-producer) and Alex Camp

    Electric guitar: Roger Boykin (co-producer)

    Tenor Sax: Shelley Carrol and Keith Loftis

    Drums: Tommy Hopkins, Jr. and Andrew Griffith

    Percussion: Carla Norris-Hopkins Producer) and Ron Davison

Quote

  • "Carla is a skilled improviser and never backs down from some interplay with a instrumentalists."

    The Denton (Texas) Record Chronicle

Hello, I Remember

Title: Hello, I Remember
Style of Music: Classic Jazz Vocal
Band Members: (Listed above)
Unusual Facts: Mixed recordings from 3 studios to include the final recordings of Tommy Hopkins and Thomas Reese.

Available for purchase online at Amazon, CDBaby, and by contacting me through my site.