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Maria Guida: Soul Eyes

Read "Soul Eyes" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


L'esordio della cantante Maria Guida nell'affollato mondo delle jazz singers lascia subito una notevole traccia all'ascolto e segue le coordinate di altre colleghe, e cioè la via dell'autoproduzione, fatta con musicisti esperti, che di solito si trovano su CD di case discografiche maggiori. Con lei c'è il pianista James Weidman, un artista che ha lavorato a lungo con le cantanti Abbey Lincoln e Cassandra Wilson (oltre che con l'M-Base di Steve Coleman) e che, come ci si aspetta da chi ...

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Album Review

Maria Guida: Soul Eyes

Read "Soul Eyes" reviewed by Michael P. Gladstone


Jazz vocalist Maria Guida offers another breath of fresh air in an already crowded field on her debut album Soul Eyes. Guida brings a warm and expressive voice to her performances here. Guida is quite comfortable working with a quartet consisting of pianist James Weidman, flugelhornist Ron Horton, bassist Dean Johnson and drummer Tony Moreno.

Guida shows an affinity for scatting and is at her best on John Coltrane's “Bessie's Blues," where she launches into a vocalese accompaniment to the ...


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