gretchen parlato

"Her voice is a conflux where hope, sensuality and tragedy all merge... the most original jazz singer in a generation."

"Rather than floating atop the instrumentation of her collaborators, Parlato operates from inside the arrangement, employing her light, occasionally breathy voice in the same type of improvisatory, push-and-pull dynamic that characterizes any great rhythm section."

"—leagues ahead of the year’s other vocal jazz recordings. Her near-whispers—a sort of seduction through vulnerability, but a more careful listen reveals her extraordinary confidence. Audible gasps are devices for suspense and rhythm and reveal Parlato’s mastery of rhythm, emotional…