Marlena Shaw - Live At Montreux

Year : 1974
Label : Blue Note
Genre : Jazz
Style : Funk/Soul

A reissue for the Cooking with Blue Note at Montreux serie, great performance of Marlena Shaw surrounded by a Jazz trio featuring George Gaffney, Eddy Boyer & Harold Jones. Titles include the Horace Silver' The Show Has Began, the cover song, You Are The Sunshine Of My Life by Stevie Wonder and a long version of Woman Of The Ghetto introduced by scat singing from Liberation Conversation performed by Marlena Shaw. Some excerpts of Woman Of The Ghetto were sampled by french artist, St. Germain for Rose Rouge from his Blue Note' album, Tourist released in 2000. Recorded live during the Montreux Jazz Festival sessions in Switzerland on July 5, 1973 and produced by George Butler.  

Marlena Shaw_vocal
George Gaffney_ piano, electric piano
Eddy Boyer_bass
Harold Jones_drums

01. The Show Has Begun
02. The Song Is You
03. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
04. But For Now
05. Save The Children
06. Woman Of The Ghetto

Marlena Shaw - Out Of Different Bags

Year : 1967
Label : Cadet Records
Genre : Jazz
Style : Contempory Jazz, Funk/Soul, Vocal

Debut album of iconic Jazz & Soul songstress Marlena Shaw including pure jazz vocal and mighty soul songs. "Out Of Different Bags" is a contemporary jazz album, the reminiscence of the Nancy Wilson albums from the sixties, recorded with big band, backing chorus and strings ensemble. Titles include iconic movie theme "It Sure Is Groovy" from "In The Heat Of The Night", Jazz standard "Alone Together", two Ahmad Jamal's cover songs (Ahmad's Blues, I've Gotten Over You) and more familiar numbers like "Matchmaker Matchmaker" from Broadway musical "Fiddler On The Roof" or "Naked City Theme". Produced and arranged by Richard Evans. 

Marlena Shaw - The Spice Of Life

Year : 1969
Label : Cadet
Genre : Soul, Jazz
Style : Funk/Soul

One of the best Soul album ever recorded, "The Spice of Life" is the second studio album released by Marlena Shaw, his last for Cadet Records (division of Chess Records), before to sign for Blue Note. Titles include her iconic song "Woman Of The Ghetto", the killer groove "Liberation Conversation", the protest song "I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel to Be Free)" popularized by Nina Simone and her hit single "California Soul" composed by famous Motown writers duo, Ashford & Simpson. The song "California Soul" was sampled by DJ Sadow for "Midnight In A Perfect World" extracted from "Endtroducing" in 1996. Produced & arranged by  Richard Evans and Charles Stepney.

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Marlena Shaw - From Dephts Of My Soul

Year : 1973
Label : Blue Note
Genre : Jazz, Soul
Style : Funk/Soul

One of finest american Soul voice in Jazz, Marlena Shaw (real name Marlena Burgess) began to make singing appearances in various Jazz clubs, before be discovered by John Hammond (the talent scout such as Billie Holiday or Aretha Franklin) and to sign on Chess Records in 1966. After two albums recorded for Cadet (subsidiary of Chess), she joined Blue Note and released five records whose From Depths Of My Soul was the second. Recorded with arranger Wade Marcus, it features also renowned musicians such as Ron Carter, Grady Tate, Cornell Dupree & Hugh McCracken. The track list is based on a tasty blend of Soul & Jazz including funky grooves as Hum This Song, the single "Easy Evil" Wildflower and an original written by Marlena "Say A Good Word". Produced by George Butler, arranged by Wade Marcus.

Marlena Shaw_vocals
Ron Carter & Wilbur Bascomb_bass
Carl Lynch, Cornell Dupree, Gene Bertoncini & Hugh McCracken_guitar
Charles Collins, Grady Tate & Herbie Lovelle_drums
Derek Smith_keyboards
Arthur Jenkins_congas
George Devens_percussion
Gene Bianco_harp

01. Prelude / I Know I Love Him

02. Hum This Song
03. But For Now
04. Easy Evil
05. The Laughter And The Tears
06. The Feeling's Good
07. Wildflower
08. Just Don't Want To Be Lonely
09. Waterfall
10. Say A Good Word
11. Time For Me To Go