Jazz Articles about Carmen Lundy

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Carmen Lundy: Jazz and the New Songbook

by Michael P. Gladstone
February 13, 2006

It was probably close to twenty years ago that I saw Carmen Lundy perform in a small group setting to a non-jazz audience; she sang her own lyrical compositions. My thoughts were that it wouldn't be long before she would become a public persona. Although Carmen Lundy has recorded for several labels since, and each of these efforts is on the same artistic plane, it would appear that she has broken no real ground.

The release of Jazz ...

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Various Artists: Justin Time For Christmas Four

by Mark Sabbatini
November 2, 2004

The problem with too many multi-artist compilation albums is they tend to feel like catalogues--which, ironically enough, is not endearing in a Christmas album. Justin Time For Christmas 4 suffers from this sin, so to speak, then complicates it in a further bit of irony: the handful of artists who turn in performances worthy of further investigation don't seem to have corresponding albums--these are one-shot contributions.

Give the Justin Time label credit, to be sure, for mostly avoiding ...

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Various Artists: Justin Time For Christmas Four

by Jim Santella
October 5, 2004

As the year-end holiday season brings pleasant surprises, Justin Time's annual gift package delights the jazz collector as well as the jazz novice. It's all provided in the holiday spirit. The surprises on this fourth endowment include veteran renderings alongside several unique surprises.

Hank Jones offers a warm solo piano arrangement of “The Christmas Song" and pianist Oliver Jones skates through “Let it Snow" with merriment. Rob McConnell's Tentet displays its Christmas brass on a swingin' medley of ...

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Carmen Lundy Presents... Carmen Lundy

by R.J. DeLuke
March 13, 2004

She writes her own music, complete with original lyrics. She paints, and her oil works have been exhibited, as well as sold to private collectors. She's played the lead in Sophisticated Ladies and played Billie Holiday in They Were All Gardenias on the New York stage.But mostly, she's a singer with a rich voice that is both ebullient and stylish. She's the first jazz vocal major at the University of Miami back in the 1970s. She's Carmen Lundy, ...

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Carmen Lundy: Something to Believe In

by Rich Friedman
December 8, 2003

Something to Believe In could – and should – be the breakout album for veteran opera-trained vocalist Carmen Lundy. This is not to imply that Ms. Lundy doesn’t already possess a large group of devoted admirers, but this disc will go a long way to solidify her position as one of the finest jazz singers performing today; whether singing her own compositions, or bringing new interpretation and meaning to a standard tune, Lundy is hard not to ...

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Carmen Lundy: Something To Believe In

by Jim Santella
October 15, 2003

The message here is one of love. Love for all the good things that we believe in. Love for what makes us happy, and love for what keeps us on track.

Carmen Lundy’s rich alto voice brings jazz to her audience with clarity and balance. Her seamless phrasing gives the listener assurance that each lyric’s message rings true. As an artist dedicated to interpreting creative works, Lundy doesn’t dabble in superficial vocal acrobatics. That kind of stunt can ...

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Carmen Lundy: Good Morning Kiss

by Jim Santella
November 1, 2002

Carmen Lundy’s expressive vocal interpretations have always raised welcoming arms from mainstream listeners. Her natural talent speaks for itself. A clear voice with a strong heart serve as centerpiece for this reissue. Three alternate takes have been added to the original. “Dindi” is presented as an alternate without the contributions of Steve Turre. “Perfect Stranger” and “Good Morning Kiss” show up as alternates with very little change from those previously released. Good Morning Kiss, an excellent mainstream album, was Lundy’s ...