$26.95 – Compact disc / Verve Records / ISBN:0602498815533
Dreaming Wide Awake
Wrights debut Salt announced her as a talent to watch at the locus of jazz, gospel, soul and blues in America. She can now kiss that modest mantle goodbye, for Dreaming Wide Awake screams stardom from the rooftops before running down the stairs and yelling it in your back door in case you missed it the first time. A voice so quiet, so pure, so earnest that it left me breathless listen after listen, magically sparse production from the unique Craig Street, and a heady mix of originals and sublime covers. If youre looking for an artist to compare her to, try the Cassandra Wilson of Blue Light til Dawn and New Moon Daughter. Anyone who abandoned Wilson after her fine but diminishing follow-ups can safely find a new champion here. Anyone with a copy of Blue, After the Gold Rush, Hymns of the 49th Parallel or Come Away With Me can file this safely next to them. Anyone without should file it unsafely. You really must hear this record.
Richard Mohr is from Readings Port Melbourne
Lizz Wright
Orchard
$14.95 – Compact disc / Verve Records
Lizz Wright is one of the finest American singers of the last ten years. Her two prior albums were both excellent (Salt in 2003, Dreaming Wide Awake in 2005), but I think she has managed to surpass those with this stunni... Buy or find out more →
Dreaming Wide Awake
$26.95 – Compact disc / Verve Records
Wrights debut Salt announced her as a talent to watch at the locus of jazz, gospel, soul and blues in America. She can now kiss that modest mantle goodbye, for Dreaming Wide Awake screams stardom from the rooftops before... Buy or find out more →
Salt
$14.95 – Compact disc / Verve Records
The people at Verve records rarely miss a beat when signing a new act, and this 20-something singer proves shes worth their investment. Lizz Wright was the backing vocalist on the last Joe Sample cd, and I am glad that s... Buy or find out more →