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 Lizz WrightSalt Release Date: 2003 05 13 Label: Verve Rating:  |
Vocalist Lizz Wright delivers jazz that harks back to such luminaries as Nina Simone and Abbey Lincoln on her debut Verve release, Salt. Still in her early twenties, Wright has a warm, dusky voice reminiscent of Cassandra Wilson and similarly to Wilson seems interested in tackling an eclectic mix of jazz standards, traditional folk, and R&B. Early on, a folky afterglow-Latin version of "Afro Blue" takes center stage followed by the gorgeous "Soon as I Get Home," which betters the version from +The Wiz. Wright fairs equally well as a songwriter with about half the album filled with her soaring, bluesy ballads. There is a melancholy yet positive '70s vibe that eminates from songs like "Fire," which resonates lyrically as well as melodically much like the personal/sociopolitical writing of another of Wright's obvious inspirations, Terry Callier. Perhaps a little too low-key to register very high on the pop radio scale, but invested with enough sanguine emotionality and chops to make Salt easily recommended to fans of the neo-soul movement. Matt Collar, All Music Guide
Tracks:
| Title | Composer | Time | |
| 1 | Open Your Eyes, You Can Fly | Corea, Potter | 5:07 |
| 2 | Salt | Wright | 3:25 |
| 3 | Afro Blue | Santamaria, Brown | 5:51 |
| 4 | Soon as I Get Home | Smalls | 4:26 |
| 5 | Walk With Me, Lord | Traditional | 4:06 |
| 6 | Eternity | Wright | 3:35 |
| 7 | Goodbye | Jenkins | 3:57 |
| 8 | Vocalise/End of the Line | Rachmaninov, Medley, Edmonson | 4:33 |
| 9 | Fire | Wright | 4:15 |
| 10 | Blue Rose | Banks, Wright | 4:06 |
| 11 | Lead the Way | Blade | 4:23 |
| 12 | Silence | Wright | 2:42 |
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