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Marilyn Scott

Why do some artists thrive for decades in the ever-changing music world and others fade away so quickly? The reasons are myriad but there’s one factor shared by all of the true survivors: originality. The key to longevity is having something to say, and being able to say it in a manner unlike any other performer. Marilyn Scott is such an artist. The veteran vocalist has been releasing critically acclaimed, cross-genre recordings for more than four decades, both as a leader and collaborator, and has dazzled audiences all over the world with her powerful live performances. She’s worked with some of the most gifted musicians in the world, including such highly regarded jazz ensembles as Spyro Gyra and the Yellowjackets, and some of the hottest names in the blues and R&B world, from Bobby Womack to Tower of Power to Etta James. Throughout all of her work, there’s been one constant

Standard Blue

By MARILYN SCOTT

Label: Prana Entertainment
Released: 2017
Track listing: Willow Weep for Me; Speak Low; A Flower is a Lovesome Thing; Never Let Me Go; Day Dream; Blue Prelude; I Wouldn’t Change It; East of the Sun; I’ve Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good; The Joint is Jumpin’

Marilyn Scott: Standard Blue

By DAN BILAWSKY

With an album title like this, some may be expecting boilerplate jazz that hews closely to some sort of straight-and-narrow musical orthodoxy. That, however, isn't what you get from vocalist Marilyn Scott. While it's true that Standard Blue is filled with familiar titles, these performances never sound platitudinous. Scott paints standards with a ...

Marilyn Scott: Standard Blue

By C. MICHAEL BAILEY

Vocalist Marilyn Scott is not a new name in music. She has released 14 recording since the late 1980s, including the present Standard Blue. It is odd, then, that she has had so little coverage in these pages. George Harris wrote a revealing piece on her 2006 release, Handpicked (Prana Entertainment), but that is about it. ...

Get Christmas Started!

By MARILYN SCOTT

Label: Prana Entertainment
Released: 2014
Track listing: 1) This Christmas 2) Merry Christmas Baby 3) Christmas Time Is Here 4) Slippin' Into Christmas 5) What Christmas Means To Me 6) Sweet Little Jesus Boy 7) Christmas In Chicago 8) Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer 9) What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? 10) Jingle Bells

Jimmy Haslip: The Honest Endeavor of Making Music

By IAN PATTERSON

When electric bassist Jimmy Haslip joined pianist/keyboard player Russell Ferrante as a sideman on guitarist Robben Ford's recording sessions for The Inside Story (Elektra Records, 1979), he probably wouldn't have wagered much on his and Ferrante's musical partnership lasting 33 years to date, in one of jazz's most durable and best-loved ensembles, the Yellowjackets. Haslip is ...

Every Time We Say Goodbye

By MARILYN SCOTT

Label: Venus Records
Released: 2008
Track listing: 1) Every Time We Say Goodbye 2) I Got Lost In His Arms 3) Lonely Town 4) Detour Ahead 5) Do You Know The Way To San Jose? 6) Autumn In New York 7) I Love Paris 8) Cry Me A River 9) Caravan 10) Somewhere