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Potent
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"Best of all, Cooling managed - in an era of brightly
shining guitar stars - to glow with a uniquely personal creative energy of her own."
-Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times
"Quite simply this happens to be one of the best projects that I've heard
in a long time. I could stop right there but then you'd be deprived of the words
that follow about this remarkable guitarist from San Francisco, Joyce Cooling. I
saw her live in Cincinnati not too long ago, and she was phenominal on stage, demonstrating
a strong artistic personality on the bandstand, which resulted in a highly rewarding
performance for all who attended the concert."
-Laurie Miller, Atlanta Audio Society, Atlanta,
GA
"...Guitarist Joyce Cooling's music is so fine that all of the Jazz/Adult
stations in the Bay Area have unanimously made significant airplay commitments, no
small feat considering the high standards and diversity...at the same time she's
able to incorporate her stinging, modern style of guitar-playing...Plus, Cooling
is a good singer as well. We're knocked out.
-The Gavin Report
"On stage Cooling displays versatility and strength as a musician and seduces
her audience with phenominal stage presence and appeal...She was simply enthralling."
-Manila Bulletin, Philippines
"This woman's got chops!"
-Carol Archer, R&R
"If you're looking for something new to add to your collection, look no
further. This great debut CD is filled with her great guitar licks...Her style is
flawless and Jay Wagner on keyboards is superb. There's so much good music on this
project that without a doubt this is my hot pick of the month. From track 1 to 11
you won't be disappointed and I gave this CD  ! a must-have"
-Jaques A. Williams, Strictly Jazz
"Jazz guitarist looks good, sounds even better...Joyce is the real deal.
You can hear in her soloing that she is familiar with the jazz guitar tradition.
This music will sell itself..."
-Mark Ruffin, Chicago Sun-Times
"This is smooth jazz at its best. This CD has it all: just the right touch
of spice with melodic riffs and soft scatting..."
-Behind The Scenes, Buffalo, N.Y.
"...she is intense and focused, literally bearing her talent everywhere
she goes. One has the impression that she would speak in musical notes like a bird
if people could understand it. Music never leaves her."
-Lawrence Wells, Spirit Magazine
"Joyce Cooling at her best - warm and swinging."
-San Francisco Examiner
"One of the country's premier jazz guitarists, Joyce Cooling has hit the
scene. Surprisingly, this lady's ability is phenominal, and she has the looks to
go with her amazing talent."
-Just Jazz
"Making her Asian debut at Zu is Joyce Cooling, the American singer-guitarist
who has been captivating local music fans with her beautiful blend of jazz, Latin
and Brazilian sounds into swinging and melodic pop tunes."
-Philippine Star
"Bay Area guitarist Joyce Cooling plays San Francisco jazz, the kind that
rolls in gently like a fog, and before you know it, sweeps you up in its swirling
embrace. The result is a '10' on the toe-tapping scale."
-Scott Barker, Tucson Lifestyle Magazine
 "Cooling,
Wagner and company have captured, conquered and converted - always a step ahead of
their listeners, surprising and enchanting. This is contemporary jazz, the real thing,
and the audience digs it in the quiet corners of their minds."
-(Southwest Airlines) Spirit Magazine
"Joyce Cooling has appeal...REAL APPEAL! She reaches down into her proverbial
soul and unleashes fantastic jazz. A packed house witnessed her love of jazz. pop.
funk, blues, R&B and Brazilian music. Cooling, from the Bay Area, made her Baton
Rouge audience feel like family. Her band is one tight unit...this was one special
evening!!"
-Pointe Coupe Banner, Baton Rouge, LA
"This pioneering female guitarist incorporates all elements into a record
that is a pleasing mix of smooth jazz that will sound good to both jazz fans and
pop-oriented listeners."
-Journal Inquirer, Manchester, CT.
"Cooling sings and vocalizes to create many interesting tone colors and
musical moods. The way she uses her voice like another instrument of orchestration,
is innovative and intriguing. More significantly, this allows Cooling a greater variety
of music for working her audience, which she does with spirited gusto. She's a stunningly
attractive young lady, who can play blues like Stevie Ray Vaughan, or can switch
to another mode...With her writing partner and keyboardist, Jay Wagner, Cooling has
created exciting new music, using many rhythmical bases."
-Rick Grant, First Coast Entertainer - Jacksonville,
FL.
"As a jazz guitarist, Joyce Cooling's Wes Montgomery leanings are a delight.
Fused with Brazilian influences, it gets even better...she vibes with a lot of swing."
-Latin Beat
"...Cooling is deceptive: Just as she settles into another amiable, melodic
groove, she'll venture off, intensifying even the most middle-of-the-road ballad
and turning light funk into a heavy experience - but never so far that we lose sight
of the melody. Her keyboardist partner, Jay Wagner, is prone to such flights of fancy
as well, and together, their rapport is a musical equivalent to Burns and Allen:
easygoing set up, followed by a zinger of a punchline."
-Jazziz Magazine
"One of the most refreshingly original guitar stylists... Joyce Cooling
doesn't overwhelm with technique - though she has plenty to spare - but draws the
listener into her gentle music with the warmth of her tone and the sheer beauty of
her rich harmonies and haunting melodies."
-Lee Hildebrand, East Bay Express - Critic's
Choice
"(Their) music was challenging yet quite accessible, rhythmic yet never
predictable. At one point, Jay Wagner whistled in unison with the high notes of his
piano, and when Joyce joined him by singing along with her guitar, the combination
of voices and instruments sounded unique...an impressive and highly individual jazz
group."
-Music Connection
"When I (Steve Meyers, station manager of WVAS-FM) heard there was a chance
to bring Joyce Cooling to the area, her music was just too gorgoeus for me to pass
up the opportunity."
-Montgomery Advertiser, Montgomery, AL
"Excellent tone and production is the first thing that struck me as I put
this CD in my player. ...it's definitely a superior effort. Joyce has a great tone
and time feel, equally comfortable on shuffle, pop or Brazilian grooves."
-Guitar 2001 Magazine
"Her playing is wholly spontaneous and has the most subtle control of light
and shade. ....Joyce can sing as well as play resulting in an attractive contrast
on a compelling, thoughtful composition. In short Joyce Cooling releases a tremendous
amount of energy on the eleven selections that make up the disk. Check it out - you
won't be disappointed!"
-Jazztracks, Eddie Carter and Laurie Miller
"Cooling is way cool"
-Jonathan Widran, L.A. Jazz Scene
"...this cover girl is quite an accomplished guitarist with the chops to
challenge any smooth jazz player on the scene...Cooling, along with the multi-talented
Jay Wagner, possesses the songwriting abilities that equal such contemporaries as
Larry Carlton and Lee Ritenour and her guitar playing is just as fluent as the catchy
melodies found on this collection."
-Jazz News
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