Album Review: Wild Is Love from Naama

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Album:  Wild Is Love
Artis:  Naama
Label:  La Reserve Records
Website:  https://www.naamasings.com

Naama sings and swings majestically on her latest release Wild Is Love.  On close inspection, her vocal inflections spur exhilarating sensations and the clarion tone in her vocal nuances cause listeners to pause and take notice.  Her sultry purring is reminiscent of the late Lena Horne, and her creamy crooning is akin to vintage Lainie Kazan.   The recording is elegant and refined like a gold reserve wine that equally satisfies the soul's need to be engulfed in a succor-rich escape.

Naama's music is solace for the soul and mind.  Her sleek phrasing through "I Cried For You" intimates a vulnerability that audiences relate to instantly as she asserts, "Every road has a turning / that's one thing you're learning / now I cried for you / what a fool I used to be / my brown two eyes are a little bluer / I found a heart a little bit truer / I cried for you / now it's your turn to cry over me."  Glenn Zaleski's command of the piano keys add zest to the melody supported by the bopping pulse of Dave Baron's bass.

The title track has a torchlight glint that swaddles the listener in warmth, as the lulling sway of "A Cottage for Sale" transports her audience into a dream-like state of mind.  The bluesy texture in Naama's timbres emote a heart-felt sensitivity through "Baby Won't You Please Come Home" that brandishes human longing, offset by the upbeat tempo of "From This Moment On," inciting a toe-tapping playfulness.  "Do It Again" glistens with bossa nova flickers, and the lounging gait of "If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)" sets the melodic strokes at a blissful pace.

Based in New York City, Naama's vocals live in the lyrics, communicating human sensitivity and vulnerability.  Her vocals give the listener a vivid impression of the stories being told in the words, as the music provides an elegant backdrop.  Her voice has a succor effect on human longing, gives solace to the scars of the heart, and incites jubilation.  Solace for the mind and soul is the outcome audiences experience.

Musicians:
Naama - vocals
Peter Bernstein - guitar
Glenn Zaleski - piano
Dave Baron - bass
Charles Goold - Drums

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