Soul songbird Marlena Shaw packs her mighty vocal talents into rich and heartfelt performances. Beginning in the '60s, the singer's career spans five decades of releases with influential labels such as Columbia and Blue Note. She delivers songs with alluring pathos and emotive arrangements that touch on funk, gospel, disco and more. But even amid the most bold and lavish instrumentation, Shaw's voice always rises to the top of the mix with strength and grace as she coos through gentle passages and belts out powerful choruses.
