DownBeat Magazine - Aug 2011
Kaye Bohler: Like a Flower
KB Records 2009; 43:15 ★★★★
Bohler is a belter who stands firmly in the blues tradition and yet can turn on a dime into soul sophistication. Here she crosses musical barriers with a sure sense of pace and fluidity in 10 solid songs that she wrote about relationships. Attentive to the meaning of the words she sings, dramatic but not histrionic, this Bay Area dynamo enjoys the benefit of first-class horn and rhythm sections. Lead guitarists Danny Caron and Sammy Verela are two veterans who focus their responsive energy better then guest big shots Tommy Castro and Robben Ford."
- Frank-John Hadley, August 2011
DownBeat Magazine ★★★★
THE KAYE BOHLER BAND...
Kaye is Raw, Real, Unpretentious, Powerful, Playful, and Truly Authentic.
Years of live performance and passionate study of Rhythm and Blues and Jazz have produced an incomparable world-class performer in Kaye Bohler. This bandleader, singer, and songwriter always delivers a riveting show filled with grooving originals, swinging blues, funky soul, and danceable R&B favorites. Whether Kaye brings her 4-piece rhythm section or 10-piece big band of veteran rhythm and blues musicians, her high impact shows never disappoints.
Kaye just released her third CD and finest work to date, a 10-song CD entitled "Like A Flower" featuring Robben Ford on the title track. With the help of Producer, Tony Lufrano, this compilation of original material captures a bit of the East Bay Funk, Old School R&B, Jazz, and a journey of life's experiences through song as only a Blues Singer can deliver. Only the upper echelon of (San Francisco) Bay Area Rhythm and Blues musicians were chosen for these recordings including: Tommy Castro, Danny Caron, Steve Evans, Nancy Wright, Garth Webber, Sammy Varela, Jimmy Sanchez, John Paul, Tom Poole, Mike Rinta, and Johnnie Bamont among others. This CD stamps in your memory an impression of a true singer, a woman with a golden tambered big voice in love with her craft and devoted to delivering the real deal.