Category: Reviews

Carmen Lundy Soul To Soul – 10 Stars

by Cyrus Rhodes, Indie Music Digest

CD of the Year Nomination

 

http://www.indiemusicdigest.com/Carmen%20Lundy%20CD%20Review%20on%20INDIE%20MUSIC%20DIGEST.htm

Technical Grade: 10/10
Production/ Musicianship Grade: 10/10

Commercial Value: 9/10

Carmen Lundy Quartet, Pizza Express Jazz Club, London

FINANCIAL TIMES

By Mike Hobart 

The singer was a commanding presence, her words tumbling, soaring and stretching.

 

US vocalist Carmen Lundy delivers storytelling lyrics with jazz technique and a fusion vibe.

She released her first album Good Morning Kiss in 1985, and is currently showcasing

original songs from Soul to Soul, her 14th album.

 

Lundy’s lyrics are personal statements of philosophy and pain, with observations on

Jazz Review: Carmen Lundy-Soul To Soul

By Keith “MuzikMan” Hannaleck-Write A Music Review Founder

Carmen Lundy's 14th albumSoul To Soul album features 11 of 13 songs written, co-written or arranged by Lundy. It also features the many stellar talents of guest artists such as Patrice Rushen, Geri Allen, Randy Brecker, Mayra Casales, South African vocalist Simphiwe Dana, Bennie Maupin, Carol Robbins, Ada Rovatti and Warren Wolf along with core rhythm section members Darryl Hall and Jamison Ross.

Carmen Lundy Soul To Soul Album Review – SoulTracks

By Howard Dukes, SoulTracks

Carmen Lundy does it the hard way. She’s a vocalist in a genre – jazz – that is largely the purview by instrumentalists. Lundy also made her musical mark through the method that she employs on her latest recording Soul To Soul – by writing her own material in a field where some singers still feel the need to respond to the call of the Great American Songbook.

Straight No Chaser – A Jazz Show : Podcast 448: A Conversation with Carmen Lundy

http://straightnochaserjazz.libsyn.com/podcast-447-a-conversation-with-carmen-lundy

One of the most criminally overlooked vocalists in jazz may just be ready to get some overdue attention. Although she was featured on the Grammy winning CD The Mosaic Project by Terri Lyne Carrington, Carmen Lundy is often left off the list of top female performers of today.