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Laura Harrison: Now...here

Read "Now...here" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
January 27, 2011

Canadian cum California girl Laura Harrison is blessed with a perfect mid-range alto that is sharply defined and true. She honed her talent in music through study and then by becoming a music educator. Finally, Dr. Harrison has gotten around to recording a jazz vocal disc, Now...here, and it is a daring treat. Harrison shows little fear in her repertoire, taking a wide variety of challenges and if the Great American Songbook fails to provide adequate challenge, she composes her ...