The Heart Already Knows

Kate Reid – vocals
Paul Meyers – guitar (1,7)
Larry Koonse – guitar (2,4)
Fred Hersch – piano (3,9,11)
Romero Lubambo – guitar (5,10)
Taylor Eigsti piano – (6,8)

Produced by Peter Eldridge

All songs arranged by Kate Reid except Secret o’Life arranged by Taylor Eigsti & Kate Reid, Two Grey Rooms arranged by Peter Eldridge, and Lazin’ Around arranged by Fred Hersch

The honest communication between two musicians in a performance setting can result in a very intimate and personal performance. This record features a collection of jazz standards and more obscure jazz tunes performed by a jazz vocalist with either piano or guitar accompaniment.. The material highlights Kate Reid in various ‘feels’ including swing, samba, bossa, ballad and contemporary.

Her deeply sensual, dusky voice gently opens the door to intimate, slyly seductive jazz conversations… The repartee begins with one note or vocal intonation and everything follows naturally from there because, somehow, somewhere deep down, the heart already knows where the music and the magic is headed.

– JW Vibe by Jonathan Widran

This is the intimate Diana Krall record you’ve been waiting for… A most personal after hours set, you don’t want to stream this because you don’t want the compression to rob you of a single byte. A real jazz vocal high watermark set.

– Midwest Record by Chris Spector

The pleasing, sultry voice of Ms. Reid [and] a well thought out mixture of jazz standards, modern jazz, and pop tunes. All tracks are duos, giving a different take on many of the songs.

– Bebop Spoken Here by Ann Alex

There’s one word that best describes Kate’s delightfully daring jazz vocals – “tasty”!

-Contemporary Fusion Reviews by Dick Metcalf

This project is exquisite, and in its duo simplicity, amazingly complicated. Singing a duo gig or recording with just two musicians is no easy task. Kate Reid makes it sound easy and seamless, flowing like a lovely river, from one tune to the next and intriguing us with her sensuous delivery and undeniable vocal gift.

– Musical Memoirs by Dee Dee McNeil

Reid is a singer with a nuanced and bright sexy voice, smoky contralto… This duo configuration is the perfect vehicle for the jazz explorations of this great jazz singer today.

– Actual Jazz by Leonardo Diaz

Kate Reid’s The Heart Already Knows shows she is the real deal…. it is Kate Reid who shines. Reid’s voice is smooth, sultry with a Julie London-like intimate quality, especially in this very pared down duet format. It’s as if she is singing to you personally. Her tone is warm, her delivery is polished, and she modulates between notes with effortless ease.

-Notes on Jazz by R.A. Miriello

When the jazz stars align, as they do for vocalist Kate Reid on The Heart Already Knows, we can be confident that goodness and grace exist.

-All About Jazz by C. Michael Bailey

The Heart Already Knows is exciting and comforting, thought-provoking and heart-warming. Kate Reid and her duet partners swing, bop, and stroll their way through an album that satisfies the insatiable.

-The Jazz Owl by Travis Rogers, Jr.

Her smoky, sexy voice is the perfect vehicle to convey this amazing group of jazz standards, original compositions and pop tunes… a jazz masterpiece.

-Indie Voice by Robert Leggett

Kate Reid, who hails from the Great Lakes region, stands out because she’s adopting London’s minimalist presentation, one that keeps everything quiet and direct. That’s smart, because Reid’s alluring alto has plenty of nuances that shouldn’t be hidden by an over-produced release. Highly recommended.

-The Vinyl Anachronist by Marc Phillips

For all the fine work the guitarists and pianists do, the center of the session is Kate Reid. Her voice is a deep, sensual instrument full of easy charm and grace, never seeming to stretch for notes. Her voice is intoxicating in this close setting. She makes a lot of wonderful music with her five partners and produces an exceptional work of vocal jazz.

-All About Jazz by Jerome Wilson

Intimate interpretations… Delightful duets.

-JazzWeekly by George Harris