A Very Rare FOUR and 1/2 STARS in DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Karen’s CD has received a glowing review in the December issue of Downbeat Magazine, along with an extremely rare rating of four-and-1/2 stars.

Here’s what reviewer John McDonough wrote:

“Karen Marguth is a spiritual grandchild of hipness highness Annie Ross. Her album is the work of a singer with a swift, light voice and the mobility and diction to roll over the tongue-twisting speed bumps of a vocalese piece like “Sister Sadie.” When Marguth turns her skills to a properly engineered mating of words and music, she takes off like a Zephyr. Her “Blackbird” medley and “Happy as the Day is Long” swing fiercely with only bass accompaniment, and she scats with a proper abandon. This is a singer who prefers to trot and sprint, and does it with commanding zest.”

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