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Naima Shamborguer: A Blossom Sings

Read "A Blossom Sings" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
April 2, 2003

It’s hard to decide whether Naima Shamborguer is a bluesy jazz singer or a jazzy blues singer, but it really doesn’t matter. Either way, she’s a very good one, as she proves time and again on A Blossom Sings, which I presume is her debut album, and presume further is on her own label, Shambones.

As this is Shamborguer’s show, it’s a pity her voice is so often overshadowed in the mix by the various instrumentalists who should be there ...