"If you really would like some hot jazz with charismatic female vocals, put on Pam Tate’s new LP, Die Happy on Left Field Records. This is the kind of thing you’d expect to hear walking into a club in the 40’s -- a big-sounding band, plenty of horns, and an emotion-drenched crooner carrying it all along."

"One of the most engaging collections you’ve ever heard. That’s Pam Tate. A female B.B. King in the making, based on this simmering, often cooking, stylish debut. That’s Pam Tate, too. Her tunes are hot, her voice is powerful... she’s an original. That’s Pam Tate."

"Tate’s influence can be traced to such blues and jazz legends as Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday and Dinah Washington, but Tate updates those classic, timeless traditions by adding 90’s pop sensibilities."

"She comes to the recording scene with a deep and natural affinity for the blues and jazz. This album showcases her splendidly in both formats and should cause more fans to flock to this singer, who seems to empty her soul into every song. Watch for Pam Tate as a hot artist on the rise."

"She proves on her self-produced debut album, Die Happy on Left Field Records, Pam Tate is a hell of a blues singer. Pam pours out heartfelt emotions by the bucketsful. Die Happy displays Pam Tate’s strong wide-ranging vocals, her steeped-in-tradition composing, and her knack for tasty, always appropriate arrangements."

"Tate, eclectic and direct, suggests heart-on-the-sleeve singers such as Keely Smith, Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles. A sultry, blues-inflected singer."

"If you like your blues smooth, give this a try."

"Sultry singer/songwriter who incorporates a bluesy/jazzy style plus a voice as big as all outdoors... She’s got the tools to be rich."

"She sounds very much like Peggy Lee but this is all Pam Tate. It’s quite good."

"She is attractive. She probably has one big, wide, wonderful future to look forward to."

"Die Happy puts me in an aggressive, feel-good-about-myself mood. I want to put on some clean threads, walk in to a sassy club, and see her sitting on the edge of the piano in a slinky black dress... bluesy, funky and she is one of the best piano bar slinky singers I’ve heard in a long time."

"A mighty impressive debut... Tate has a husky, full-bodied voice that is perfect for her brand of modern blues, torch songs and cool jazz. She can soul-shout like an Aretha wannabe or turn it down to a cool groove on several Steely Dan-style jazz shuffles. But along with her singing, Tate’s musical sense shows a rare sophistication and confidence not found on many debuts. The songs, arrangements and production are impeccable, bringing blues and ‘50s-style jazz up to modern standards without sacrificing one beat or drop of emotion... Every song is a treat... in what promises to be a bright future... Alternative Top 10."

"An inspired set of jazzy blues... in the styles of Dinah Washington, Billie Holiday and Etta James. Tate has the writing talent and the voice to do them justice."

"Full horn arrangements, some Jimmy Smith-ish organ, and a backing chorus on many of the selections. Tate has one of those skyrocket-type voices that climbs for the high ones, and she uses it to good effect."

"The ten original tunes that make up Die Happy run the gamut of emotions, from jealousy to vengefulness, but in the grandest blues tradiiton, always dealing with the passions of love and sex. And the bluesiest numbers are also the sexiest... With Tate’s slick production, she shows us that influences from the past can live up to modern musical standards. Die Happy may seem like a blast from the past, but the blues -- as if we didn’t already know -- are timeless."

"Singer Pam Tate has pipes the White House would kill for. She’s an awesome belter with enough power to fill an arena. At the Ballroom last Sunday night, she just about blew the walls off the place."

"If you’re into the great blues stylists of the ‘20s, ‘30s and ‘40s, look no further than Die Happy, the debut release from this longtime favorite on the New York nightclub circuit."