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Sandra Marlowe: The Heart Always Remembers
by Dan Bilawsky
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 ...
read moreSandra Marlowe: True Blue
by Edward Blanco
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 ...
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