Billboard, April, 22, 2008
For many years,
American expatriate gospel singer Liz McComb (a native of
Cleveland, OH, who made Paris, France, her new home) wanted to
record an album in New Orleans -- and she fulfilled that goal
in April 2001 (pre-Hurricane Katrina), when she traveled to
the Crescent City and recorded this excellent CD. ... more
Jazz Times, September 01, 2008
Take the ethereal splendor of Jimmy Scott, blend it with the raw power of Nina Simone, and you'll understand the transcendent essence of Liz McComb ... more
JazzReview.com , August, 2008
Liz McComb's "The Spirit of New Orleans" represents a return to her roots of sorts ... more
Sun Sentinel , July 20, 2008
Liz McComb was born in Cleveland, made her name — and part-time home — in Paris and now has released a jazzy gospel CD that is all New Orleans.
Many of the songs on the 12-track project are old-time gospel standards ... more
New York Beacon , July 17, 2008
Liz McComb's spirital homage to New Orleans taps into the jazz soul of gospel ... more
Georie.com / Crie-Times News, July 12, 2008
Liz McComb
was born in Cleveland, made her name -- and part-time home --
in Paris and now has released a jazzy gospel CD that is all
New Orleans.
Many of the songs on the 12-track project are, for the most part, old-time gospel standards such as "Just a Closer Walk With Thee," "I Know It Was the Blood," and "You've Got to Move." ... more
The Charlotte Observer , NC, June 21, 2008
Liz McComb was born in Cleveland, made her name - and part time home - in Paris and now has released a jazzy gospel CD that is all New Orleans.
Many of the songs on the 12-track project are, for the most part, oldtime gospel standards ... more
Literary spirit \ Religion in the media
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June 28, 2008
“The Spirit of New Orleans” by Liz McComb (GVE): Liz McComb was born in Cleveland, made her name — and part-time home — in Paris and now has released a jazzy gospel CD that is all New Orleans. Many of the songs on the 12-track ... more
The Dallas Morning News - by Selwyn Crowford- Sunday, June 14, 2008
Liz McComb was born in Cleveland, made her name - and part time home - in Paris and now has released a jazzy gospel CD that is all New Orleans.
Many of the songs on the 12-track project are, for the most part, oldtime gospel standards ... more
Rockford Register Star - IL - May 28, 2008
Ohio-born Paris-transplant Liz McComb gives a delicious representation of New Orleans on her jazz soul CD ... more
The Skanner - Portland, Oregon - May 28, 2008
This is the most stirring gospel recording to come to my attention in a very long time. New Orleans native Liz McComb, a disciple of the greatest, ... more
The Black Gospel Bog - by Bob Marovich - Sunday, April 20, 2008
Much has been made of the symbiotic relationship between blues and gospel music, but as Liz McComb's The Spirit of New Orleans demonstrates, there's an equally strong lineage between jazz and gospel. After all, Dorsey's vaudeville blues resembled jazz more than country blues, his piano work was fundamentally steeped in jazz, and gospel's greatest vocalist, ... more
All Music -
by Alex Henderson -
Tuesday April 22, 2008
For many years, American expatriate gospel singer Liz McComb (a native of Cleveland, OH, who made Paris, France, her new home) wanted to record an album in New Orleans — and she fulfilled that goal in April 2001 (pre-Hurricane Katrina), when she traveled to the Crescent City and recorded this excellent CD. . ... more
Living Blue - Tuesday April 01, 2008
In April 2001 Cleveland-born gospel singer Liz McComb traveled from her home in Paris to New Orleans to record with some of the Crescent City's finest jazz and roots musicians. The remarkable, emotionally intense result was issued later that year by the GVE label in France, where the CD is said to have sold some 40.000 copies, and is now being made available in the U.S. by Sunnyside Record... ... more
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