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He'll Take a Piece of Your Heart

Ellis Ivory | 06/30/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"With so many well-known male cross-over artists today in the areas of pop and jazz such as Al Jarreau, Phil Perry, Jeffrey

Osborne, Luther Vandross, and Stevie Wonder, few are familiar with the tremendous artistic talents of Carl Anderson, artist and vocalist extraordinaire. Imagine a controlled, powerful, rich baritone voice, something of a cross between former vocal icons Johnny Mathis and Nat King Cole, and you have got the rather unique vocal stylings of Carl Anderson. How a talent of this magnitude could go virtually so unknown, beyond those in the music industry anyway, is a mystery to me. Just check out the credentials. He played and sang in the role of Judas in the 1970's/80's Andrew Lloyd Webber stage production of Jesus Christ Superstar, sung the hit duet song "Friends and Lovers" with "Days of Our Lives" soap opera star Gloria Loring, and had

a tremendous solo recording career with labels like Motown, GRP

and Epic, while performing with artists like Maynard Ferguson,

Stevie Wonder, Brenda Russell, Joe Sample, Russ Freeman, Nancy Wilson, Kirk Whalum, Keiko Matsui, Weather Report, and Angela Bofill. In this impressive CD entitled "Pieces of the Heart,"

Carl Anderson showcases his amazing talent as a vocalist. Just listen to the beautiful and exotic "Dance of the Seven Veils,"

the emotionally stirring "If I Could," the classic jazz piece

"Maiden Voyage," the sassy duet with Brenda Russell "Baby My Heart," and the soaring and deeply moving "Pieces of the Heart" and you'll see why the music of the late, great Carl Anderson will take a piece of your heart..."

ONE OF THE BEST CD'S IVE LISTENED TO

mjayzn | RSA | 02/21/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I first heard this cd in 1988 and has been one of my favourite ever since. This is Carl best project to date especially tracks'How deep does it go''Pieces of a heart'.He has brought in lots of talented musicians like Joe Sample,Russ Freeman and Kirk Whalum.If you want to listen to good music , try this one and you won't regret it."

A memorable act

Masups | 11/11/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Listened to Pieces of a Heart in 1996 exactly. Never forgot the sound up to today. Loved it to pieces."