基本資料
擅長音樂領域:聲樂、打擊樂器
Lizz 生長於Hahira 的一個小鎮Georgia,自小的音樂訓練受到在教堂當琴師的父親的影響,早期唱讚美詩 (hymns),後來爵士樂和藍調 (Blues) 進入她的音樂生命,高中時在各種歌唱比賽中獲獎無數,後來進入進入在亞特蘭大的喬治亞州大學學習唱歌,2000年她加盟Atlanta城的四人合唱團"In the Spirit",轉眼間走紅成為Atlanta 城最佳爵士樂組合。如今住在北卡。
2003年,第一張專輯<Salt>一發行就衝上了 Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz榜單第二名。是繼諾拉瓊斯後又一讓人眼前無限亮眼的當代年輕爵士女聲。
個人專輯
2003: Salt
爵士風,給人心一震的好聲音好專輯。
Track listing:
"Open Your Eyes, You Can Fly" (Corea, Potter) – 5:07
"Salt" (Wright) – 3:25
"Afro Blue" (Brown, Santamaria) – 5:51
"Soon As I Get Home" (Smalls) – 4:26
"Walk with Me, Lord" (traditional) – 4:06
"Eternity" (Wright) – 3:35
"Goodbye" (Jenkins) – 3:57
"Vocalise/End of the Line" (Rachmaninov/Edmonson, Medley) – 4:33
"Fire" (Wright) – 4:15
"Blue Rose" (Banks, Wright) – 4:06
"Lead the Way" (Blade) – 4:23
"Silence" (Wright) – 2:42
樂評:
Verve 的總裁Tommy LiPuma是著名的伯樂,Diana Krall 和Natalie Cole 是他一手栽培成名的歌手,今次與Brian Blade, Jon Cowherd等共同監製此唱片,陣容鼎盛。 唱作人是現今樂壇突圍而出的金牌身份,中外皆一樣,能夠唱歌之餘兼懂得作曲,才稱得上有才華的歌手,令人另眼相看。Lizz 在此唱片中共親自創作四首歌曲,分別是、、及,另外一首與Kenny Banks 合作,有不俗的表現。其他有Chick Corea 和Neville Potter 的,Jon Cowherd 編曲,Gordon Jenkins 的等,好歌又如何以筆墨形容!
2005: Dreaming Wide Awake
加入POP和鄉村音樂元素。
曲目:
"A Taste of Honey" (Marlow–Scott) – 3:51
"Stop" (Henry) – 3:32
"Hit the Ground" (Harris–Reagon–Wright) – 3:31
"When I Close My Eyes" (Bowne–Honda–Thompson) – 3:16
"I'm Confessin'" (Daugherty–Neiburg–Reynolds) – 2:58
"Old Man" (Young) – 3:40
"Wake Up, Little Sparrow" (Jenkins) – 3:00
"Chasing Strange" (Thompson) – 3:48
"Get Together" (Powers) – 4:42
"Trouble" (Henderson–Wright) – 5:12
"Dreaming Wide Awake" (Wright) – 3:44
"Without You" (Harris) – 4:05
1."A Taste of Honey" (Marlow–Scott) – 3:51
2."Stop" (Henry) – 3:32
3."Hit the Ground" (Harris–Reagon–Wright) – 3:31
4."When I Close My Eyes" (Bowne–Honda–Thompson) – 3:16
5."I'm Confessin'" (Daugherty–Neiburg–Reynolds) – 2:58
6."Old Man" (Young) – 3:40
7."Wake Up, Little Sparrow" (Jenkins) – 3:00
8."Chasing Strange" (Thompson) – 3:48
9."Get Together" (Powers) – 4:42
10."Trouble" (Henderson–Wright) – 5:12
11."Dreaming Wide Awake" (Wright) – 3:44
12."Without You" (Harris) – 4:05
"Bonus track"
"Narrow Daylight" (Diana Krall–Elvis Costello) – 4:04
1."Narrow Daylight" (Diana Krall–Elvis Costello) – 4:04
2008: The Orchard
收到積極反響的一張爵士風格專輯
曲目:
Coming Home
My Heart
I Idolize You (Ike Turner)
Hey Mann
Another Angel
When I Fall
Leave Me Standing Alone
Speak Your Heart
This Is
Song For Mia
Thank You (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant)
Strange
1.Coming Home
2.My Heart
3.I Idolize You (Ike Turner)
4.Hey Mann
5.Another Angel
6.When I Fall
7.Leave Me Standing Alone
8.Speak Your Heart
9.This Is
10.Song For Mia
11.Thank You (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant)
12.Strange
2010: Fellowship
福音味道稍重,經典歌曲比較多,她的版本味道自有一番。
曲目:
Fellowship - 3:33
(I've Got to Use My) Imagination - 4:38
I Remember, I Believe - 5:30
God Specializes - 4:30
Gospel Medley: I’ve Got a Feeling, Power Lord, Glory Glory, Up Above My Head, Hold On Just A Little While Longer - 8:30
Sweeping Through The City - 1:56
All The Seeds - 1:18
Presence Of The Lord - 4:51
In From The Storm - 3:07
Feed The Light - 2:59
Oya - 1:32
Amazing Grace - 5:08
1.Fellowship - 3:33
2.(I've Got to Use My) Imagination - 4:38
3.I Remember, I Believe - 5:30
4.God Specializes - 4:30
5.Gospel Medley: I’ve Got a Feeling, Power Lord, Glory Glory, Up Above My Head, Hold On Just A Little While Longer - 8:30
6.Sweeping Through The City - 1:56
7.All The Seeds - 1:18
8.Presence Of The Lord - 4:51
9.In From The Storm - 3:07
10.Feed The Light - 2:59
11.Oya - 1:32
12.Amazing Grace - 5:08
2013: TBA
聽眾評價
Lizz Wright 是爵士樂界一個陌生的名字,2002年Verve 與她簽約,2003年推出她的首張個人唱片。 Lizz 雖然只有二十三歲,但卻擁有一把成熟撩人的聲線,筆者覺得有點像Rock diva Annie Lennox,唱腔受到gospel, R&B 的影響,接近rock 女歌手Oleta Adams 及 Jill Scott 的風格。