Marlena Shaw - The Essential Marlena Shaw - The Columbia Years (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 803 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 293 MB
2:04:47 | Jazz, Soul, R&B | Label: Columbia - Legacy
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 803 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 293 MB
2:04:47 | Jazz, Soul, R&B | Label: Columbia - Legacy
A charismatic and versatile jazz vocalist, Marlena Shaw's performances are marked by an artful blend of pop standards and straight-ahead jazz tunes. Her extroverted stage presence gives her an edge over other vocalists, and clearly, singing live before an audience is where she feels most comfortable. After her uncle Jimmy Burgess introduced her to the recordings of Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis, she caught the jazz bug and purchased records by Al Hibbler, a vocalist who had a big influence on her singing style. When she was ten she performed at Harlem's Apollo Theater, and despite the enthusiastic reception she received in front of one of the world's toughest audiences, her mother refused to let her go on the road with her uncle, a trumpet player.