Gretchen Parlato
In A Dream

This CD is hard to find in the States. It is Ms. Parlato's 2nd album under her own name (I'd really like to find the first). I've only listened to it once so far, but it showcases more of her latin tinged vocal sounds and stylings. While I don't think it is quite as good as her last album (The Lost and Found), she is still head and shoulders above most current jazz vocalists.

Vocalist Gretchen Parlato is part Bobby McFerrin, part Theo Bleckmann, and David Binney. All men, yes. Parlato's voice is light as an apparition, ethe...

Gretchen Parlato grew up in a musical household, the daughter of bassist/guitarist Dave Parlato (who worked with Don Ellis, Warne Marsh, Gil Melle and...

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Gretchen Parlato’s voice is the wispy lingerie upon a statuesque woman skipping towards her lover. As she sings throughout the selections on her...

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