Jazz Articles about Sandra Marlowe

About Sandra Marlowe

Album Review

Sandra Marlowe: The Heart Always Remembers

Read "The Heart Always Remembers" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
March 31, 2021

The heart always remembers, but so too do the ears. Vocalist Sandra Marlowe, probably aware of that fact, quickly grabs attention by demonstrating a real métier for metric play and gymnastics on pianist Larry Dunlap's witty, album-opening arrangement of “Fascinating Rhythm." Once that focus is on her work, Marlowe doesn't let up. In short order there's a balladic “When Did You Leave Heaven?" which dials things down (and offers some space to bassist Dan Robbins), a waltzing take on Sting's ...

Album Review

Sandra Marlowe: True Blue

Read "True Blue" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco
July 1, 2012

With the plethora of female jazz vocalist turning out new albums almost weekly, it is refreshing to hear an exceptional voice--a diamond in the rough--from a singer whose time has finally come to share her enormous talents with the rest of the world. San Francisco Bay Area native Sandra Marlowe proves she is no ordinary singer, and one sampling of True Blue begs the question: Where has she been? A rare voice capable of caressing the lyrics and reaching high ...