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Cécile McLorin Salvant
Summary: Critically acclaimed vocalist Cecile McLorin Salvant takes another big leap forward with the follow-up to her Grammy Award-winning 2015 album For One to Love.
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AllMusic
2017
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Matt Collar
2017
"Ultimately, on Dreams and Daggers, with its balanced framework of live and studio recordings, happy and sad romantic songs, small group and classical chamber pieces, Salvant remains as bold and as sharp as ever".
The guardian
d. 28. Sep. 2017
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John Fordham
d. 28. Sep. 2017
"Some say Salvant largely avoids jazz models, but the great Betty Carter is a significant influence, even if Salvant and her fine pianist Aaron Diehl arrange the plotlines and payoffs of songs much more meticulously. But, unjazzily calculated or not, Dreams and Daggers is an awesome performance ... Superficially, this is a straightforward set; musically, it's anything but".
Pitchfork
d. 7. Oct. 2017
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Shannon J. Effinger
d. 7. Oct. 2017
"The young jazz singer's live double album showcases the gravitas, humor, and modernity she brings both to classic standards and her own compositions ... As she reimagines the through line of modern-day romance and heartache in jazz, Salvant is at her most versatile and expressive on Dreams and Daggers, choosing songs that wholly capture and embrace the full spectrum that is love-from the initial yearning to the relentless ache and betrayal".