Four Re-Releases by Lorraine Feather
Ever since the 2001 release of her Fats Waller-themed ‘New York City Drag’, Lorraine Feather has remained the traffic cop at the intersection of uninhibited inspiration and joyous musical fun. Indeed, after the brilliant sojourn through Ellingtonia with the dazzling ‘Such Sweet Thunder’, it’s hard to imagine Feather outdoing the creative voodoo she’s summoned thus far. Hard, that is, until you wade into ‘Dooji Wooji’ and hear her conjure a dozen new magical flights of fancy, including four more Ellington reinventions that [weren’t] included on Thunder. – Jazz Times Review of Dooji Wooji
[Her CDs] represent the most imaginative, impeccably composed and sung vocal jazz since the breakout of Lambert, Hendricks and Ross in the late 1950s/early 1960s era. – Jazz West (Café Society)
Charming, hilarious tales …delicacy, fluency and sly fun … deliciously savvy. Meticulous charts and Feather’s pinpoint execution nudge these gems beyond novelty, urging later listenings.— Down Beat (Dooji Wooji)