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5.0 out of 5 stars
Silky Smooth and soulful, 8 Oct 2004
By Paula Redd Zeman "Jazz Maniac" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Soul Sophisticated (Audio CD)
What a delight to hear such excellent material from such unknown artists. While I've enjoyed Maysa, Incognito's smoking vocalist who has released two gems of her own, hearing the likes of Kloud 9, Karen Bernod, Laurnea and Carmen Jones was an unexpected pleasure. Every cut is great and each artist has his/her own soulful interpretation and style.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Smooth as melted butter..., 12 July 2005
By Honey - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Soul Sophisticated (Audio CD)
Nice flow. Nice collection of mostly unknowns and the under promoted. You will appreciate the continuity of this compilation, it's smooth and relaxing with a little spice tossed in the mix. The harmony on "Friendly Pressure" by Maysa, is simply outstanding!
There are some other excellent cuts on here by Carmen Rodgers, the UK duo Kloud 9, Nadir and Karen Bernod..pretty much the whole CD...lol!
If you want a nice mix of neo/nu soul from fresh, uncorrupted, non-flashy, purely vocal artists...then this Cd belongs in your collection. You won't be disappointed. It plays well while you're alone and also for the crowd (BBq's, picnics, card games and parties). I'm always asked by friends, family and guests.,who's singing and where did I get this fantastic collection of songs.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Soul Sophisticated, 31 July 2008
By Geminigirl - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Soul Sophisticated (Audio CD)
Of the featured artists on this disc, I only knew Maysa & Laurnea. I primarily bought it to hear the Carmen Rodgers tracks because I'd heard a lot of positives about her debut cd but it was out of print so I couldn't get my hands on it. Her tracks plus Maysa's (unfortunately 1 track from her) and Karen Bernod's, whose warm jazzy inflected vocals are like listening to warm honey (if one could) would make this disc a worthwhile purchase. Honestly these women could sing the phone book & I'd buy it. Rounding out the artist list are Kloud 9 - a soulful duo & Nadir neither of whom I'd ever heard of prior to getting this disc.
This is an excellent collection by a group of lesser known but supremely talented artists. If you, like I have heard of one or two artists but aren't sure if you want to invest in an entire cd, this would definitely be a good way to introduce yourself to some great modern soul music.