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2008-04-14
Sultry, seductive, bluesy, jazzy & beautiful are just a few of the adjectives to describe the voice of Raya Yarbrough. Raya started singing jazz at the age of seven and it’s easy to see how the classic artists like Nina Simone, Clifford Brown & others have shaped her musical style. It is also easy to see that Raya doesn’t want to be pigeonholed into being just another Jazz singer as she opens with the bluesy “Lord Knows I Would” & then shifts gears into the Reggae flavored “You’re So Bad For Me”. Several tracks have a certain Pop feel to them & the ending up-tempo “Better Days” Raya has a vocal scat that makes this listener believe she has many better days ahead. - Gregg Saur
JACK DEJONETTE AND BILL FRISELL
The Elephant Sleeps But Still Remembers
Tunnels
Natural Selection
Dr. John Hair & New Connections
When The Spirit Gets You!
The U.S. Army Blues
Live At The Blues Alley
THE MIKE LONGO TRIO
Float Like a Butterfly
NOMO
Newtones
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