才能豊かなミュージシャンが多数参加した最新アルバム

8枚目のオリジナルアルバム
シンガーのAngelique KidjoやベーシストのMeshell Ndegeocello、ハープ奏者のBrandee YoungerやヴァイオリニストのTrina BasuとArun Ramamurthyなどが参加している

発売・販売元 提供資料 （2024/02/28）

The first studio album Lizz Wright released on her Blues & Greens label, Shadow also marks the singers 25th year as a professional artist. Where 2017s Grace was a covers-oriented set produced by Joe Henry, this incorporates a higher percentage of originals and sees guitarist Chris Bruce tighten his bond with Wright as producer. Wright co-wrote five of the 11 songs, including "Root of Mercy," an airy ballad full of rich imagery that honors the memory of her grandmother. The blues is more present here than it was on Grace, epitomized by the longing "Your Love," where Meshell Ndegeocellos bass provides the musculature and Brandee Youngers ripples of harp accentuate Wrights hopefulness. Another bluesy original that elegantly aches, "Sparrow," draws a link to 2005s Dreaming Wide Awake -- on which Wright covered Ella Jenkins "Wake Up Little Sparrow" -- and features Angelique Kidjo in a 100-percent-connected supporting role. Violinists Trina Basu and Arun Ramamurthy make equally valuable contributions to a restrained and powerful rendering of Caitlin Cantys "Lost in the Valley." The greatest testament to Wrights ability to combine burning passion and supreme nuance might be her version of Sandy Dennys "Who Knows Where the Time Goes," another highlight. ~ Andy Kellman

Rovi