Marlena Shaw | Jazz review

Ronnie Scott's, LondonMarlena Shaw is best known for hits such as the much-sampled and remixed California Soul, though she has the spontaneity and verve of a jazz singer. But she doesn't do jazz standards. (That itch was scratched thoroughly by James Pearson's supporting quartet, featuring Dave O'Higgins.) Shaw delivers soul-jazz anthems such as Wade in the Water and Feel Like Making Love, or emotional narratives such as Yu-Ma/Go Away Little Boy and Hope in a Hopeless World, connecting the dots...

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