McFarlane, Zara
Brownswood, 2014, CD
Instrument: Female Vocals
Issue: 20.3
Jazz Ruler Type: Ballads, Blues
Performance: 4
Sound: 3
Score:
O’s Notes: Zara is not a bashful singer taking her position up front, center stage and never overtaken by her instrumentation. Her voice is well articulated, rich and accurate spilling over pulsating percussive beats. If You Knew Her is a compilation of mostly originals written and produced by McFarlane. We liked the vocalese on “Angie La La”, “Her Eyes” and “Move” most in this Earthy session.
Publicist: FULLY ALTERED MEDIA