Results for "Melissa James"

Melissa James

Ross Lorraine: Heart of Mine: songs of Ross Lorraine

by Bruce Lindsay
July 24, 2022

Heart of Mine is well named, as composer and keyboardist Ross Lorraine's compositions are at the heart of this album. But Lorraine takes something of a back seat when it comes to performing, leaving instrumental duties to some of the British jazz scene's leading players, and vocal duties to six of the scene's most talented singers; ...

Day Dawns

By Melissa James

Label: Slickersounds
Released: 2012
Track listing: Don't You Keep Yourself Down; Little Caged Bird; Sing; I Need You Here; Don't Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down; You Make Me Feel Good; I Miss You; Do You Remember When; Precious Time; I Get Along Without You Very Well; Long Road Travelled; Day Dawns; Have A Good Day.

The Art Of The Song

by Bruce Lindsay
August 8, 2012

Singing is possibly the most universal of the arts, certainly of the musical arts. The human voice is the most portable of instruments, always there, always available. It's also the most expressive of instruments: almost every instrument invented in history has at some time or other been used to mimic the voice; none have truly succeeded.

Melissa James: Day Dawns

by Bruce Lindsay
June 3, 2012

It's obvious to even a casual observer of Britain's jazz scene that there is a resurgence in the art of the song and the craft of the vocalist. Singer/songwriter Melissa James is set to be one of the finest of this new breed: her unique approach to her craft is immediately apparent on Day Dawns, a ...