Harlem based Jazz vocalist Lauren Desberg scored with her previous full length set and on ‘Twenty First Century Problems’ she continues to mine a contemporary-retro seam of jazz that blends sweet, lazy vocals with traditional instrumentation that at times spills over into almost experimental future jazz. “Down With Love’ has a thirties tempo that coalesces from busy production into an infectious finger clicker, ‘He Loves She Loves’ is a more modern sound – big, spacious and live in feel with Lauren’s voice smouldering in and out while ‘Lullaby Of Leaves’ sounds cavernous with a lone horn answering Desberg’s compressed vocal to build an atmospheric track. ‘Rock Steady’ has an offbeat rhythm and a spacey groove that brings thing firmly back into the sound of tomorrow, while ‘Angel Eyes’ is almost cinematic in feel. Good, varied set.
Track listings:
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01 Can’t Stop the Show by Lauren Desberg
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02 He Loves And She Loves by Lauren Desberg
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03 Lie To Me by Lauren Desberg
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04 How Deep Is Your Love by Lauren Desberg
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05 Lullaby Of The Leaves by Lauren Desberg
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06 Rock Steady by Lauren Desberg
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07 Down With Love by Lauren Desberg
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08 Angel Eyes by Lauren Desberg
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09 Never Let Me Go by Lauren Desberg
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10 Try To Get Out by Lauren Desberg
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