Marlena Shaw Live at Montreux


Marlena Shaw Live at Montreux is a live album by American vocalist Marlena Shaw recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1973 and released on the Blue Note label. Shaw's introduction to the track "Woman of the Ghetto" was sampled for St. Germain's album Tourist, Blue Boy's "Remember Me", Ghostface Killah's song "Ghetto", and Spanish hip hop group Violadores del Verso in their song "Balantains".

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2 stars and stated "it features the R&Bish singer Marlena Shaw in a more spontaneous setting than usual with a trio led by pianist George Gaffney at the 1973 Montreux Jazz Festival. It is not too surprising that Shaw found her greatest successes in pop/soul music for the stylized way that she bends nearly every note and overplays the lyrics fits that idiom quite well".

Track listing

  1. "Show Has Begun" - 4:48
  2. "The Song Is You" - 2:20
  3. "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" - 4:26
  4. "Twisted" - 3:48
  5. "But for Now" - 4:23
  6. "Save the Children" - 4:24
  7. "Woman of the Ghetto" - 9:59

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