Chuy Likes Jazzmérica!

Here's Jesse Chuy Varela's review from the February 2005 issue of Latin Beat magazine:

“Bay Area vocalist Alexa Weber Morales is an artist just waiting to happen. You can hear the enjoyment she derives from singing, as well as the chops that she’s honed to get to this point on Jazzmérica, her debut outing. The SF Bay’s Wayne Wallace, the extraordinary arranger and trombonist, co-produced the sessions with Alexa and created a patchwork of African-derived jazz fusion that is swinging. The hemispheric diversity is delightful. But I’m Weak is an original by Morales that takes us to Brazil. I Did It, I Live It is a ‘samba caribe,’ a gumbo with reggae, samba and Trinidadian flavors. All Blues is done in a 6/8 Afro-Cuban style, with John Santos on percussion. My favorite is the lush Manhattan Transfer-style vocal rendering of Claire Fischer’s Morning. Overall, Morales shows on this album that she is a jazz singer at heart but with a soul that sees no borders within its musical perspective.”