The Orchard
by: Lizz Wright
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Album Description:
Wright's collaboration with Craig Street continues on The Orchard. While her prior releases boasted contributions from some of the jazz world's most respected jazz players, The Orchard features an eclectic cast that includes noted singer/songwriter Toshi Reagon, who co-wrote several songs with Wright; Calexico members Joey Burns and John Convertino; avant-guitar hero Oren Bloedow; longtime Bob Dylan sideman Larry Campbell; Ollabelle member Glenn Patscha; and guest vocalists Catherine Russell and Marc Anthony Thompson (aka Chocolate Genius).
The Orchard's fluid, intimate performances reflect the unpretentious spirit in which the music was created. The project actually began with a set of photographs taken by Wright in her rural hometown, focusing on the orchard of the title, a setting that she's known since childhood.
That organic approach was maintained throughout the recording process, which took place at studios in upstate New York's Catskill mountains, in Tucson, Arizona and Brooklyn. The sessions emphasized spontaneity and chemistry.
That rare ability to exist within the musical moment is one of the qualities that make Lizz Wright a special artist and The Orchard a career milestone. "This record was a huge learning experience, in every way, and I think it showed me a lot about myself," she states. "I never would have imagined that I would have written some of the things I wrote on this record, or told some of these stories. But I felt really free and I really let myself go, and I surprised myself."
Album Description:
Import pressing features one bonus track, 'Strange' along with an enchanced video track to 'My Heart'. Lizz Wright's third album for the Verve Music Group is her most personal statement to date with music from the heart and for the soul, inspired by a series of striking photos and memories of the rural Georgia landscape of her youth.With producer Craig Street and songwriting partner Toshi Reagon, Wright creates another genre transcending recording of emotional honesty, that extends her critically acclaimed work on Salt (2003) and Dreaming Wide Awake (2005). The Orchardfeatures performances by Joey Burns & John Convertino of Calexico. Universal.
Wright's collaboration with Craig Street continues on The Orchard. While her prior releases boasted contributions from some of the jazz world's most respected jazz players, The Orchard features an eclectic cast that includes noted singer/songwriter Toshi Reagon, who co-wrote several songs with Wright; Calexico members Joey Burns and John Convertino; avant-guitar hero Oren Bloedow; longtime Bob Dylan sideman Larry Campbell; Ollabelle member Glenn Patscha; and guest vocalists Catherine Russell and Marc Anthony Thompson (aka Chocolate Genius).
The Orchard's fluid, intimate performances reflect the unpretentious spirit in which the music was created. The project actually began with a set of photographs taken by Wright in her rural hometown, focusing on the orchard of the title, a setting that she's known since childhood.
That organic approach was maintained throughout the recording process, which took place at studios in upstate New York's Catskill mountains, in Tucson, Arizona and Brooklyn. The sessions emphasized spontaneity and chemistry.
That rare ability to exist within the musical moment is one of the qualities that make Lizz Wright a special artist and The Orchard a career milestone. "This record was a huge learning experience, in every way, and I think it showed me a lot about myself," she states. "I never would have imagined that I would have written some of the things I wrote on this record, or told some of these stories. But I felt really free and I really let myself go, and I surprised myself."
Album Description:
Import pressing features one bonus track, 'Strange' along with an enchanced video track to 'My Heart'. Lizz Wright's third album for the Verve Music Group is her most personal statement to date with music from the heart and for the soul, inspired by a series of striking photos and memories of the rural Georgia landscape of her youth.With producer Craig Street and songwriting partner Toshi Reagon, Wright creates another genre transcending recording of emotional honesty, that extends her critically acclaimed work on Salt (2003) and Dreaming Wide Awake (2005). The Orchardfeatures performances by Joey Burns & John Convertino of Calexico. Universal.
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- Simply amazing ...
I first heard about Lizz Wright while watching a segment on CBS one Sunday morning ... they played just a small part of "My Heart" and I was mesmerized by her haunting voice and words of this beautiful artist.
I have since given The Orchard as gifts to a few dear friends whom I feel would understand the depth of this deeply personal and moving collection of songs. I look forward to seeing her in person ... she is a gifted vocalist. Just listen ... and escape ... into the soul of Lizz Wright.
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- The pickin's could be better in this "Orchard"
It may sound like a trite observation, but a great voice alone does not make a great album.To create a great album, you need great material.
Lizz Wright has a voice as dark and refreshing as black coffee, but on "The Orchard" the material is a watery mix of unremarkable pop, gospel,and folk-derived songs.
There are stand-outs among them, to be sure. Ike Turner's steamy "I Idolize You" is done to perfection, and Patsy Cline's "Strange" is given a haunting, understated feeling. ... Read More
Rating: 
- Get back to the jazz
Sounds like bluegrass, almost from start to finish.Not feelin' it, really.Which is a shame, because her first album was absolute perfection, from the first tune to the last. The tracks on Salt were sufficiently diverse to keep listeners from pigeon-holing her. So why does she box herself into a corner with her sophomore effort? That said, Dreaming Wide Awake was tolerable; facilitates peaceful reflection and induces drowsiness when accompanied by a good book.The Orchard, however, makes me want my $$$ ... Read More
Rating: - great new vocalist
Great soulful sound.Interesting song selections.Hope more to come.Previous songs good too.
Rating: 
- Please! Put me out of my misery!
This artist was yet another "must have" recommendation on CBS's Sunday Morning program. I was interested in getting to know some new artists, so selected this CD. My husband and I (patiently) played it while driving on summer vacation and it was so MISERABLE! I've tried listening to it several time and it doesn't get any better. Every song sounds the same: slow, crooning, boring! I think she was equated with the style of Tracy Chapman--there's no comparison; Tracey surpasses her all the way around. There's ... Read More
- Simply amazing ...I first heard about Lizz Wright while watching a segment on CBS one Sunday morning ... they played just a small part of "My Heart" and I was mesmerized by her haunting voice and words of this beautiful artist.
I have since given The Orchard as gifts to a few dear friends whom I feel would understand the depth of this deeply personal and moving collection of songs. I look forward to seeing her in person ... she is a gifted vocalist. Just listen ... and escape ... into the soul of Lizz Wright.
- The pickin's could be better in this "Orchard"It may sound like a trite observation, but a great voice alone does not make a great album.To create a great album, you need great material.
Lizz Wright has a voice as dark and refreshing as black coffee, but on "The Orchard" the material is a watery mix of unremarkable pop, gospel,and folk-derived songs.
There are stand-outs among them, to be sure. Ike Turner's steamy "I Idolize You" is done to perfection, and Patsy Cline's "Strange" is given a haunting, understated feeling. ... Read More
- Get back to the jazzSounds like bluegrass, almost from start to finish.Not feelin' it, really.Which is a shame, because her first album was absolute perfection, from the first tune to the last. The tracks on Salt were sufficiently diverse to keep listeners from pigeon-holing her. So why does she box herself into a corner with her sophomore effort? That said, Dreaming Wide Awake was tolerable; facilitates peaceful reflection and induces drowsiness when accompanied by a good book.The Orchard, however, makes me want my $$$ ... Read More
- great new vocalistGreat soulful sound.Interesting song selections.Hope more to come.Previous songs good too.
- Please! Put me out of my misery!This artist was yet another "must have" recommendation on CBS's Sunday Morning program. I was interested in getting to know some new artists, so selected this CD. My husband and I (patiently) played it while driving on summer vacation and it was so MISERABLE! I've tried listening to it several time and it doesn't get any better. Every song sounds the same: slow, crooning, boring! I think she was equated with the style of Tracy Chapman--there's no comparison; Tracey surpasses her all the way around. There's ... Read More
