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Melissa Walker: I Saw the Sky

Read "I Saw the Sky" reviewed by Dave Nathan


Canadian born Melissa Walker decided to break off law studies to become a barrister at the court of song, and wasn't that a bit of luck for us. On this her third Enja release, Walker proves conclusively that great standards need never when in the hands of an imaginative stylist able to restore their magic and ...

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Moment of Truth

Label: Enja Records
Released: 1999

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Melissa Walker: Moment of Truth

Read "Moment of Truth" reviewed by Robert Spencer


Melissa Walker has a smoky, soulful voice. She is no screamer or wailer, but has just as much of an emotional impact as any of they do by skillful choices of rhythm and emphasis. She can even invest slight material like Janis Ian's mawkish “Seventeen" with a certain sincerity and poise. And on an offbeat number ...


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