Search - Lisa Ekdahl :: Sings Salvadore Poe

She can't get a better voice but needs a better PR agency

Peter Toth | Singapore Singapore | 03/24/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I went to buy the new Norah Jones CD (OK, I am influenced by Amazon's Top 10) when I saw this CD on the listening rack. So I listened. And listened. And than I bought it. How come she is still so relatively unknown? Well, the unique characteristics of her voice are probably not everybody's cup of tea but she has such superb qualities that she deserves much more attention. She is every bit as good (although very different) as Norah Jones or even Dianna Krall. She can't get a better voice but she surely needs a better publicity agent. And one more thing...her voice, timing and tempo are so unique that the type of songs she sings influences the quality of the overall experience greatly. Poe's songs are just perfrect."

Wonderfully nonchalant italian bossanova

Joao | Lisboa Portugal | 09/12/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Yummi. A Lisa Ekdahl album is a happening. In the first place, this is NOT a jazz album, no sir. It's an italian bossanova album (written and composed by Mr Poe), and what a perfection this is. This is the only album where Lisa's voice goes "with" the music, i.e., singer flows voice, soul and mood (and you can imagine body!) with music. If you have listened to "Back To Earth" or "When Did You Leave Heaven" you know what I mean: Lisa sings Jazz with that angellical-almost-childish voice "against" the bass and drum and only saved by the piano, but don't get me wrong: the whole ensemble is of a perfection difficult to attain, and no aggressivity whatsoever can be found (quite on the contrary). These albums reflect a perfect tempo, voice and band are apart but are felt together and surely with a complicity rare to be found. I've read comparisons to Diana Krall and Norah Jones. For God's Sake, stop mixing compote with honey, though both are sweet... Diana Krall sings with the music, no contrast from that perspective and Norah Jones drowns in the music, tames the piano. Back to "Sings Salvadore Poe", this is a very coherent and homogeneous album that soothes your soul. As a starter, listen to "Daybreak" (nothing to do with Beth Orton's Daybreaker - excelent), following listen to the jazzy "How Many More Times" and go immediately to "The Color of You". Astounding. You're prepared for the rest of the album (or just play it from the beginning). Oh, and your life will change. How? You'll run to get everything from Lisa. And will start discovering the Scandinavian-jazz-gate. And what a wonderful discovery that will be!!!



Taks Lisa!"

One of the most underrated singers

Robert T. L. Chang | Sunnyvale, CA, USA | 10/04/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I don't understand the criticism over Lisa's girlish voice--that IS EXACTLY why I love her singing--because she sounds like a lovely angel, not some jaded or wary mortal. Lisa expresses emotions perfectly, while I find other jazz singers tend to hide their emotions and sings with a "pokerface." Lisa's vocal techniques are also abundant--having an angelic voice doesn't mean she lacks technique or experience. Her expressiveness is right up there at Billie Holiday's level."