Song:Nature Boy
Album:Another Time Another Place
Kevin Mahogany came along at a time in the early 90s when it looked like jazz singing was dying. He was a big part of revitalizing the art of jazz vocal. His voice will remind you of Joe Williams or Jimmy Rushing but Mahogany has forged his own identity. He was born July 30, 1958 in Kansas City, MO. Kansas City is something else he has in common with Rushing. He started out playing baritone sax but decided during his high school years to take up singing. He sang in various groups while studying music at Baker University. In 1991, he met big band leader Frank Mantooth and joined his band. This eventually got the attantion of Enja Records owner Matthias Wincklemann and Mahogany recorded his solo debut Double Rainbow in 1993. After three albums with Enja, veteran producer Matt Pierson signed him to Warner Bros. Another Time Another Place is the second of his two CDs for Warners and features Joe Lovano on tenor sax and Cyrus Chestnut on piano. Mahogany performs an excellent version of the Nat King Cole standard Nature Boy that may remind you of Johnny Hartman. Kevin Mahogany currently records for his own label and released Kevin Mahogany Big Band in Jan. 2005. Jazz vocal fans should check him out. Here's Kevin Mahogany performing Please Send Me Someone To Love Montreux 1997.
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