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Nobody Does It Better Than Gretchen Parlato

Gretchen Parlato's "The Lost and Found"

Vocalist Gretchen Parlato is music personified — from her heart, through concept, composition and performance, all the way to your heart and mine.  All you have to do to experience this enchanting continuum is listen.

She’s not just a singer.  Gretchen Parlato is a consummate musician and collaborator whose primary instrument just happens to be her  ethereal, entrancing voice. The words she sings are important, especially so for the songs she’s written herself, but these words are just part of the way she expresses emotion with her instrument.  Listening to her is like being deeply moved by some master of some other instrument, maybe an alto sax, and realizing that, yeah, there are beautifully phrased WORDS in there, too, words with deep meaning in their own right.  Her impact as a musician transcends mere words, transcends categorization.

Check out the  hypnotic “Better Than,” from Gretchen Parlato’s latest stop on her musical journey, The Lost and Found (ObliqSound).  She’s one with her fellow musicians and her melody, with and without lyrics.  Give Gretchen Parlato a listen and you’ll become part of this beautiful fusion. As a music lover you can’t do better than that.

On “Better Than” from The Lost and Found:

Gretchen Parlato – vocals
Taylor Eigsti – piano, keyboards
Derrick Hodge – bass
Kendrick Scott – drums
Robert Glasper – producer

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