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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