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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Acclaimed as one of the prominent jazz vocalists in the world today she is a quadruple Grammy award-winner and her story-telling instinct, sultry vocals and breathtaking virtuosity have won rave reviews across the globe. She has never stopped developing as an artist, yet she's managed to avoid the curse of being just a musician's singer to reach a wide public and winning Grammys galore - she's the only singer to have won three in a row. The new album is a departure from the classic jazz of George Clooney's film "Good Night, and Good Luck". "When You Know", seems tailor-made to reach that big, general audience of moviegoers rather than music fanatics or jazz aficionados. It is… Read more
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If you haven't already made the acquaintance of left-field electronica label Warp's most unlikely artist, "Jim" is the ideal introduction to Jamie Lidell, a nerdy techno boffin who emerged from his chrysalis on breakthrough album "Multiply" as a consummate old-school soul showman, pulling off his musical throwback pastiche as effectively as Amy Winehouse. Where Winehouse is bluesy and melodramatic, Lidell's music is more celebratory and infectious, though the gorgeous "Rope of Sand" touches on the sorrowful serenity of What's Going On-era Marvin Gaye. Elsewhere, Lidell actually appears to be channelling Sam Cooke on "All I Wanna Do" and Al Green on "Green Light", while the… Read more
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Studio album number eight from Mary J Blige is beautiful, a little bit sad, a little bit happy, immaculately played and exquisitely sung in that gorgeous voice: a warm and charming collection of songs in the styles with which Blige has become associated - blues, jazz, hip hop, soul. And it's also just a little bit dull. The album, which includes Mary's Top 10 single "Just Fine" features guest appearances from Ludacris and Usher, and production by The Neptunes, Johnta Austin, Ne-yo, Stargate, Bryan-Michael Cox, Dre and Vidal, Tricky, The Dream and Sean Garrett. Her previous masterpieces that was the becoming of Mary will always come into question because Mary established… Read more
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