Jazz Articles about Jeanie Bryson

Jeanie Bryson: Deja Blue

by Dave Nathan
September 1, 2001

For her 4th album, Jeanie Bryson has moved from Telarc label to Koch which has provided a more comfortable framework for her calm, but often sensual, vocal style. Too long seen - - and unfairly so - - as a Peggy Lee clone, she comes into her own on this album. No doubt, there is a resemblance to Peggy. But all singers have been influenced by somebody sometime. What help breaks the link is the play list. The selections have ...

Jeanie Bryson: Deja Blue

by Jim Santella
September 1, 2001

One of today's top jazz singers, Jeanie Bryson delivers convincingly with down-home expression. Lucid lyrics, comfortable phrasing, and mellow harmony make her session easy to like. Her warm, seductive style continues to recall Peggy Lee. Jazz & blues, swing & cabaret, R&B and pop “" she's a natural for all aspects of vocal music. Bryson's fourth major album may be her best yet. Fourteen audio clips from each of her albums may be sampled from her web site .

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