Good Soul

I first encountered Marlena Shaw when my roommate loaned me David Holmes' Essential Mix 98/01 last week. Her song, "California Soul," is number 3 on the first CD. My roommate gave me her albums "Out of Different Bags" and "Spice of Life" when I gushed.

Soul jazzist lady of the '60s and beyond and now, Shaw has a voice that is smoky, like taffy, sexy, and good sleazy. "Ease, authority, wit, and unerring taste" is a phrase in her liner notes.

I like this essay about her:
http://home.swipnet.se/~w-26153/mx_marlena.htm

I'd like to buy this (No. 12) for a lot of people I know:
http://www.dustygroove.com/cgi-sys/cgiwrap/dga/search.cgi?usersrch=marlena+shaw&issearch=yes