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  • Summary: The latest release by the jazz singer was recorded in her house in Jackson, Mississippi.

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Black Orpheus
A day in the life of a fool A sad and a long lonely day I walk the avenue Hoping to run into The very sight of you coming my way. I stop just in... See the rest of the song lyrics
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Every song, no matter how familiar, is transformed by one detail or another.
  2. Vibe
    80
    Loverly proves once again that she needs no artifice to soar musically. [July 2008, p.60]
  3. Her voice, dark, nuanced and full of mystery, shows what a class act the singer has become.
  4. Naturalism is the idea, but this is a beautifully constructed record, from Mr. Moran’s blenderized, genre-defying piano solos to Ms. Wilson’s judicious phrasing, using the full range of her double-smoked voice.
  5. It's one of this enigmatic artist's most satisfying albums in a long time.
  6. Loverly is the only reason to avoid imposing a moratorium on the very tired standards genre that has become the bane of jazz in recent years. It cannot be recommended highly enough.
  7. Q Magazine
    60
    The subtle rhythms of Nigerian percussionist Lekan Babalola giving something new to Wilson's versions of great old songs. [Aug 2008, p.145]

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