....sounds like Norah Jones, Diana Krall and Bonnie Raitt barbecuing barefoot at Willie Nelson's house...YUMMY! Wanderin' Star, the debut album from Kira Small, is a collection of some of her favorites and some of her originals, bluesy-torchy-country jazz, delivered with an intimacy and freshness that will move even the hardest of hearts. QUOTES: "This is a singer! Kira Small speaks clearly and directly from a deep place. She compels me to listen, really listen. In doing so, I'm convinced that she believes every word in this collection of wonderfully varied songs. This is my idea of a real Artist." - Mike Reid (Grammy award-winning songwriter "I Can't Make You Love Me", "In This Life", "Stranger In My House") "I love her - she's great!" - Marcia Ball (Rounder/Alligator Records recording artist) "For me, the measure of a singer is how he or she draws me to the universal truth within a song, and Kira is a wonderful emotional guide. This record has humor, pathos, pain and joy in spades." - Maura O'Connell (Sugar Hill Records recording artist) "Holy f***ing s**t!" - Name withheld to protect nice-guy image "Kira Small is the real deal! A silky, evocative instrument, perfectly controlled by a sensitive soulful woman." - Henry Gaffney (writer, NYC - Roberta Flack, Tanya Tucker, The Pointer Sisters, Stephanie Mills, Jennifer Warnes and others) ".... I can honestly say that she is about the most talented human being I have ever come in contact with." - Chris Gage (Albert & Gage/Moon House Records - musician/producer - Austin, TX) "She's the greatest. Great vocal character(s). Opera to Bessie Smith to Marlene Dietrich.... And she knows what a flat 9 sharp11 is." - Danny Levin (2-time Grammy Award winning musician/writer/producer-Tequila Mockingbird- Austin, TX ) "... downright inspired vocal performances, brilliant vocal moments, killer, chamelionesque vocal artistry, an absolutely precious earthiness, and an overall cool factor of 11." - Dan Serafini (writer/producer, Nashville, TN) "...Ms. Small is possessed of a rare and resonant voice that serves as a perfect vehicle for a cross-section of American popular music..." - John T. Davis (journalist - No Depression, Austin American Statesman, Texas Highways)