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Lizz Wright: Dreaming Wide Awake

Read "Dreaming Wide Awake" reviewed by Chris M. Slawecki

by Chris M. Slawecki
August 12, 2005

Lizz Wright's sophomore release is a great production of songs impeccably crafted, both soul-rending originals and poignant renditions of pop classics. Wright, who more or less emerged as a professional singer after she debuted with a 2002 series of tribute concerts to Billie Holiday, continues to demonstrate exquisite taste. As good as the songs, ...

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Lizz Wright: Dreaming Wide Awake

Read "Dreaming Wide Awake" reviewed by Stephen Latessa

by Stephen Latessa
August 7, 2005

Lizz Wright has an immediately arresting voice. She sounds equally at home whether reaching for high, airy notes or dropping down for the deepest, earthiest tones. Dreaming Wide Awake finds her taking on an eclectic assortment of songs, including a number of impressive originals. With its stripped down soul/jazz/pop arrangements, the album cannot escape comparisons to ...

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Salt

By Lizz Wright

Label: Verve Music Group
Released: 2003
Track listing: Open Your Eyes, You Can Fly; Salt; Afro Blue; Soon as I Get Home; Walk with Me, Lord; Eternity; Goodbye; Vocalise/End of the Line; Fire; Blue Rose; Lead the Way; Silence

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Lizz Wright: Salt

by Michael Fortuna
June 25, 2003

Please don't take Lizz Wright's song away. To do so would be blasphemous. The 23-year-old vocalist from Hahira, Georgia has been singing in jazz clubs in Atlanta for a few years, eventually hooking up with the band In the Spirit. Last year she caused a stir when she performed at Billie Holiday tribute ...