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Marlena Shaw

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Marlena Shaw is among the most versatile and charismatic jazz vocalists on the scene today. Her performances are marked by an artful blend of pop standards and straight-ahead jazz tunes. Her extroverted stage presence gives her an edge over other vocalists, and clearly, singing live before an audience is where she feels most comfortable.

After her uncle Jimmy Burgess introduced her to the recordings of Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis, she caught the jazz bug and purchased records by Al Hibbler, a vocalist who had a big influence on her singing style. When she was ten she performed at Harlem's Apollo Theater, and despite the enthusiastic reception she received in front of one of the world's toughest audiences, her mother refused to let her go on the road with her uncle, a trumpet player. Shaw attended the State Teachers' College in Potsdam, NY, but later dropped out. For some time in 1963 she worked around New England with a trio led by Howard McGhee. By the mid-'60s she was performing regularly for audiences in the Catskills, Playboy clubs, and other New York area clubs. In 1966, she recorded "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" for Cadet Records, and the single sold very well for an unknown singer. The single's success, a rare vocal version of the tune, prompted executives at Cadet to encourage her to record a whole album for the label in 1967. The diversity of styles, including blues, jazz, and pop standards, is reflected in the album's title, Out of Different Bags. Through her accountant, she was brought to the attention of bandleader Count Basie, and she ended up singing with the Basie band for four years.

In 1972, after leaving the Basie Orchestra, Shaw was the first female vocalist signed to Blue Note Records, and she toured for a while with the late Sammy Davis Jr. Shaw recorded five albums and several singles for Blue Note, and critics likened her singing style to Dinah Washington and Sarah Vaughan. At her club shows, Shaw dazzled audiences with her intoxicating blend of straight-ahead jazz, soul, pop, and classic R&B, but her recordings will also satisfy fans of traditional jazz who have no prejudices about blues and R&B.

Title: The Blue Note Years

Artist: Marlena Shaw

Genre: Jazz, Pop

Title: Live In Tokyo

Artist: Marlena Shaw

Genre: Soul, Pop, Funk

Title: It Is Love

Artist: Marlena Shaw

Genre: Soul, Vocal Jazz, Funk

Title: Love Dancin'

Artist: Marlena Shaw

Genre: Funk

Collections

Title: Jazz For Kids

Genre: Jazz

Title: 70's Drive - Disco

Genre: Disco

Featuring albums

Title: Verve//Unmixed 4

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Gold - Jazz Divas

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Blue Movies

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Songbook

Artist: The Benny Carter

Genre: Jazz

Title: 200 Blues

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Blues

Title: Jazz Women

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: 100 Soul Jazz

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: American Sisters

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Blues

Title: Year Zero

Artist: Tchami

Genre: House, Dancefloor, Dance Pop

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