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Nnenna Freelon: Blueprint of a Lady

Read "Blueprint of a Lady" reviewed by Jim Santella

by Jim Santella
November 1, 2005

Nnenna Freelon and Billie Holiday have many things in common. Both possess a unique vocal timbre that's instantly identifiable. Both have worked with superb accompanists who honor the jazz tradition admirably. And both interpret songs with the kind of deep feeling that endears each performance to our hearts. We can't help falling in love with their ...

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Nnenna Freelon: Blueprint of a Lady: Sketches of Billie Holiday

Read "Blueprint of a Lady: Sketches of Billie Holiday" reviewed by Ken Franckling

by Ken Franckling
October 14, 2005

Nnenna Freelon's latest project pays tribute to singer Billie Holiday in the best possible way--without imitation and putting her own interpretations on material written by or associated with Lady Day. Her band, adjusted to fit the mood of each song, skillfully complements her at every turn. Freelon's phrasing and vocal clarity contribute to an overall feeling ...

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Tales Of Wonder: Celebrating Stevie Wonder

By Nnenna Freelon

Label: Concord Music Group
Released: 2002
Track listing: Get It All; These Are Soulful DaysOverjoyed; Creepin

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Tales Of Wonder

By Nnenna Freelon

Label: Concord Music Group
Released: 2002

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Nnenna Freelon: Tales of Wonder: Celebrating Stevie Wonder

by Dave Nathan
October 1, 2002

For her latest album, Nnenna Freelon has set aside what she calls the music of her parents to pay tribute to one of the most talented artists of her day, Stevie Wonder. For me, this album is a curious homage. Instead of capturing the joy of Wonder's music, Freelon sings as if she were worshiping at ...

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Nnenna Freelon: Tales Of Wonder: Celebrating Stevie Wonder

by Jim Santella
September 1, 2002

By interpreting these songs in her own jazz style, Nnenna Freelon has given them new life. Sure, there’s a drummer’s backbeat and lots of surround-sound harmony floating around her. But each piece takes on a slower appearance in Freelon’s hands. She soothes each one into a lush ballad that writhes and circles its path over a ...

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Soulcall

By Nnenna Freelon

Label: Concord Music Group
Released: 2000

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Nnenna Freelon: Soulcall

by Jim Santella
November 1, 2000

With an eclectic program and her loose feeling of relaxed charm, Nnenna Freelon expresses like no other. On “Button Up Your Overcoat,” for example, she interprets the lyrics with seductive passion. Not a lightweight pop arrangement, Freelon’s offering tells you “Take good care of yourself” because she seems to care about you. It’s from the heart. ...

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Nnenna Freelon: Soulcall

by Mathew Bahl
November 1, 2000

Nnenna Freelon’s high profile self-titled recording debut on Columbia Records in 1992 prematurely vaulted the young singer onto the national jazz stage. Unfortunately, Ms. Freelon was still in the process of developing her style and a major record label like Columbia proved to be a less than ideal environment for a singer with growing pains. It ...

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Nnenna Freelon: Soulcall

by AAJ Staff
November 1, 2000

Slowly but surely, Nnenna Freelon is forging her own distinctive identity in the minds of listeners through her singular voice and through the uplifting messages inherent in her CD's.Now that Concord is giving her free reign to produce her own CD's, Freelon has chosen to sing about the ultimate uplift: the basis and the ...