Lizz Wright - The Orchard (2008)
Lizz Wright - The Orchard (2008)
01. Coming Home 02. My Heart 03. I Idolize You 04. Hey Mann 05. Another Angel 06. When I Fall 07. Leave Me Standing Alone 08. Speak Your Heart 09. This Is 10. Song For Mia 11. Thank You 12. Strange 13. It Makes No Difference Musicians Lizz Wright: vocals Chris Bruce: acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass Toshi Reagon: acoustic guitar, background vocals Oren Bloedow: acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass Glenn Patscha: keyboards, background vocals Kenny Banks: piano Patrick Warren: keyboards Larry Campbell: pedal steel guitar, mandolin John Convertino: drums, percussion, vibraphone Ben Perowsky: drums Larry Eagle: drums, percussion Joey Burns: acoustic guitar, cello, bass, quarto, baritone guitar Catherine Russell: background vocals Josette Newsam: background vocals Marc Anthony Thompson: background vocals The Southside Horns (Jacob Valenzuela & Martin Wenk): trumpets
Vocalist Lizz Wright mixes jazz, gospel, and soul on THE ORCHARD, an intimate, intensely personal album that ranks among the most compelling of the artist’s career. With help from singer-songwriter Toshi Reagon, Marc Anthony Thompson (who records under the name Chocolate Genius), and members of Ollabelle, Calexico, and Bob Dylan’s band, Wright has created a beautiful, organic feel on THE ORCHARD--one that is the perfect vehicle for her expressive voice and original songwriting vision. Yet it is Wright herself that shines through most powerfully here, whether on stunning originals such as “When I Fall” or her treatments of Ike and Tina’s “I Idolize You” or Led Zeppelin’s “Thank You.” --- Anthony Tognazzini, Rovi
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