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Lois Dawson: Sunrise
Deep and heartfelt, Lois Dawson’s delivery draws on the blues, Gospel, and jazz to offer ballads that contain dramatic tales of life and love. Her flexible voice, in the lower alto range, enables Dawson to remain clear and accurate while expressing with a full range of emotions. It’s difficult to guess an artist’s main influences, but the vocal presentation on
Sunrise combines Sarah Vaughan’s round sound, Betty Carter’s imaginative pitch shaping, and Nnenna Freelon’s dramatic storytelling approach. A talented songwriter as well, Dawson wrote or co-wrote all but one piece for this session. The blues aura of "Will We Ever Learn," the swinging "Will We Ever Learn," the jazz tracks "No Goodbyes," "Incantations" and "Peace Offering," and the searing ballad "Desire" combine in one performance to certify the singer/songwriter’s versatility. More information may be found at
http://www.loisdawson.com . Like a breath of fresh air, Daw! son’s vocals mark her as one artist deserving wider recognition because of her superb talents. Highly Recommended.
Track Listing
Sunrise (For Donald); Southern Summer Rain; Confessions of A Fool; Incantations; Comfort and Friend; Will We Ever Learn; No Goodbyes; Desire; Run Away with Me; Peace Offering.
Personnel
Lois Dawson- vocals; Gabe Evens- piano; Scott Sawyer- guitar; Bobby Cohen- drums; Carroll Dashiell- bass; Tom Browne- trumpet on "Incantations," "Will We Ever Learn" and "No Goodbyes"; Ira Wiggins- tenor saxophone on "Run Away with Me" and "Peace Offering", flute on "Southern Summer Rain" and "Incantations".
Album information
Title: Sunrise
| Year Released: 1999
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