Jazz Articles about Diane Linscott

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Diane Linscott: You Must Believe In Spring

by Paul Lewis
March 8, 2005

This album awakens with the confident, multi-faceted voice of Diane Linscott swinging “I Got The Sun In The Morning? in a voice you could momentarily mistake for a young Lena Horne. Momentarily, though, because Linscott's voice, lovely pronunciation, and restrained use of dynamic changes are all her own. Listeners longing for something avant-garde or seriously stylized should stay away. The simplicity in voice and subtlety of accompaniment is best described as elegance in standard American jazz.

Although Duncan ...