| Salt | 
 enlarge | Artist: Lizz Wright
Label: Verve
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  126 reviews
Sales Rank: 6598
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.7 x 4.7 x 0.4
MPN: 589933
UPC: 731458993322
EAN: 0731458993322
ASIN: B00008ADAP
Release Date: May 13, 2003
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| Tracks:
| • | Open Your Eyes, You Can Fly - Lizz Wright, Corea, Chick | | • | Salt - Lizz Wright, Wright, Lizz | | • | Afro Blue - Lizz Wright, Santamaria, Mongo | | • | Soon as I Get Home - Lizz Wright, Smalls, Charlie | | • | Walk With Me, Lord - Lizz Wright, Traditional | | • | Eternity - Lizz Wright, Wright, Lizz | | • | Goodbye - Lizz Wright, Jenkins, Gordon | | • | Vocalise/End of the Line - Lizz Wright, Rachmaninov, Sergei | | • | Fire - Lizz Wright, Wright, Lizz | | • | Blue Rose - Lizz Wright, Wright, Lizz | | • | Lead the Way - Lizz Wright, Blade, Brian | | • | Silence - Lizz Wright, Wright, Lizz |
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Amazon.com
The release of the long-anticipated debut from this talented, 20-something, Georgia-bred chanteuse shows that Norah Jones isn't the only "it girl" out there. Wright's cool contralto, which was previously heard on Joe Sample's The Pecan Tree, is a southern stew cooked with ample helpings of soul, jazz, R&B, and gospel. This CD, equally produced by Tommy LiPuma, John Cowherd, and drummer Brian Blade, features mostly mid-tempo renditions of a jazz-fusion ditty, a spiritual, a Broadway tune, a Latin number, light classical, and original compositions. Wright's vocal weight and fluent delivery echoes the talents of Lalah Hathaway, whether she's putting her own sepia spin on Flora Purim's '70s gem "Open Your Eyes, You Can Fly," Mongo Santamaria's "Afro Blue" (with pianist Danilo Perez), or "Soon As I Get Home" from The Wiz. Though this record is a promising debut from Wright, one gets the sense that she's a soul singer at heart, as evidenced by the down-home title tune. One thing's for sure: the road to Lizz Wright's future is wide open with no barriers in sight. --Eugene Holley, Jr.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 121 more reviews...
 Gets better with every listening... October 27, 2004
18 out of 20 found this review helpful
I bought this CD based on the reviews and the sample listening from Amazon. It didn't capture me immediately until one day I was driving and playing it in the car. The longer and more I listen to the CD the more I became captivated by her singing voice and the material she chose. I recommended it to my co-worker and she fell in love with Ms Wright right away (unlike me...). This is a great start from a young singer. I am waiting for Ms Wright to shine bright for as long as she can sing.
 Norah Jones + Anita Baker ...Not!!!! May 29, 2003
14 out of 16 found this review helpful
ok people....lets get off Nora Jones, yes her cd is cool but this is something totally different. on this cd you can more of a mixture of songs...not that laid back put you to sleep music of Nora. Ms. Wright is something else.....she sounds like Oleta Adams but with more soul. this sister has a very powerful voice....1. Open Your Eyes, You Can Fly.... 4 out of 5
2. Salt....this is a hot jam....5 out of 5
3. Afro Blue....its cool...4 out of 5
4. Soon As I Get Home....a great remake...5 out of 5
5. Walk With Me, Lord....midtempo jam thats cool...3 out of 5
6. Eternity....enjoyable...4 out 5
7. Goodbye....im really diggin this one....4 out of 5
8. Vocalise/End Of The Line....took me a couple of listens...4 out of 5
9. Fire....and thats what it was...4 out of 5
10. Blue Rose....nice song...4 out of 5
11. Lead The Way...4 out of 5
12. Silence....4 out of 5 i just hope that she gets the right backing. best song on the cd is Soon
As I Get Home.......ONELOVE
Simply Amazing April 11, 2005
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
Lizz Wright's debut is so great. I am extremely impressed with this woman, especially seeing as she is only 24 years old. Her voice sounds ages older and has the sophistication to boot. This cd is so relaxing you just put it on and you are instantly transported to a world of utter and complete calmness. She also has some more up tempo songs, like Salt and Open Your Eyes You Can Fly, that seem to just lift the spirits. I think that my favorite would have to be Vocalise/End of the Line an extraordinary Nina Simone remake that Lizz sings with so much emotion it's crazy! This is serious music that those who appreciate real music will be sure to enjoy for years to come.
Eternity October 12, 2004
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is a great debut by a very strong vocalist. Somewhere between r&b & jazz, Lizz Wright has a gorgeous voice with a clear pitch and resonance. The spiritual track is exceptional. The traditional "Walk With Me" has great percussion by Jeff Haynes on tablas and Lizz's strong vocals soaring over the jazz riffs John Hart's guitar & Doug Weiss's acoustic bass. On Wright's own "Eternity," she writes a track that builds exquisitely, "I will find the answer & the answer is you, my love, I have to have you for eternity." On "Fire" Kenny Banks' Hammond B3 sets the stage for Lizz's aching vocal and her self-penned lyric, "Are you frightened by the fire in my eyes? It burns for you; and I know you see it too, your heart was open looking for light." Lizz Wright's CD is a wonderful beginning from this obviously talented future star! Enjoy!
Great voice July 4, 2003
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
Lizz Wright has a one-of-a-kind deep and richly emotional voice, and it is reason enough to buy this debut CD. What dissapoints is the simple, yet colorless production that seems at odds with the passion in her phrasing and tone. While we can be grateful that she doesn't confuse oversinging with soul -- something she evidently has -- there's something too bland about the overall impact of the album. Much of the material is lovely, but almost every song is treated with the same smooth easy tone. This waters down the fire and melancholy, respectively, of the classic songs "Afro Blue" and "Goodbye." She's at her best on some of her original compositions, which mostly draw upon the soft rhythmic acoustic singer/songwriter sound of Phoebe Snow, Tracy Chapman and Janis Ian. The highlight is the title song, which is the lone track to break out of it's soft cocoon. It becomes transcendant and triumphant. As a vocal album, "Salt" is similar to the early work of Angela Bofill and Dianne Reeves -- two extraordinary singers whose early career albums were cradled in the soft jazz/adult contemporary sound. Nostalgia has given those recordings some added weight, and one can hope that years from now we can look back on Lizz Wright's "Salt" the same way. She deserves a long career making music, hopefully with more urgency and adventure.
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