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Chelsea Reed and the Fair Weather Five are Swingin’ on Carolina Lullaby
“…Chelsea Reed, the lead vocalist, sounds remarkably like Joni Mitchell at times: some of the inflections she uses on “Fireflies” sound like a swing band rendition of Mitchell’s “The Dry Cleaner from Des Moines.” Her swooping, carefree vocals, backed by bluesy chords, perfectly incorporates folksy singer/songwriter lyricism, while still maintaining a bright, swung feel.” Kyle Whiting, WXPN’s The Key
Chelsea Reed and the Fair Weather Five: Spreadin’ Rhythm Around
“…The album is squarely focused on lyrics and their packaging within the music. The full band fades into a support role, moving the dancers. Beyond her normal five, Wycliffe Gordon joins the band on trombone for two tracks, backup vocalists join on two more, and a super full brass section fills out the sound on yet two others.” Joe Bebco, Syncopated Times
REVIEW: "Chelsea Reed and the Fair Weather Five at Godfrey Daniels is not an act”
“Chelsea Reed has the role down pat: As singer of the swing jazz band Chelsea Reed and the Fair Weather Five, she looks and acts like a singer straight out of New Orleans in the 1930s…She sings sassy and brassy, big as Bessie Smith” John J. Moser, The Morning Call