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Voice of My Beautiful Country

Rene MarieAudio CD
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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listen  3. Imagination Medley: I. Imagination 3:33$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen  4. Imagination Medley: II. Just My Imagination 7:18$0.99  Buy MP3 
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listen  9. Voice Of My Beautiful Country Suite: I. America The Beautiful 4:41$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen10. Voice Of My Beautiful Country Suite: II. Drum Battle 3:11$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen11. Voice Of My Beautiful Country Suite: III. Piano Blues 1:20$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen12. Voice Of My Beautiful Country Suite: IV. My Country 'Tis Of Thee 6:24$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen13. Voice Of My Beautiful Country Suite: V. Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing / Star-Spangled Banner 2:38$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen14. Voice Of My Beautiful Country Suite: VI. America The Beautiful - Reprise 2:13$0.99  Buy MP3 


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René Marie, the award winning singer whose style incorporates elements of jazz, soul, blues and gospel, has quickly become a heroine to many; a woman of great strength exuding stamina and compassion; often explaining how finding her voice and self through singing gave her the courage to leave an abusive marriage. But since the release of her recording debut, Renaissance, this Colorado ... Read more in Amazon's Rene Marie Store

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Product Details

  • Audio CD (March 8, 2011)
  • Original Release Date: 2011
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Motema Music
  • ASIN: B004INNRGE
  • In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Music
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,236 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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One of the great high-wire acts in jazz today. --All About Jazz

Sheer brilliance ... one of the most sensuous songbirds ever
captured on disc. Marie s torch burns hotter and oft-times
brighter than any of her peers. --JazzTimes

Marie has been knocking socks off wherever she goes. --Seattle Times

Product Description

Rene Marie s revolutionary yet deeply personal patriotism soars from sea to shining sea
on her tour-de-force, jazz/gospel/Americana crossover album.

With searing honesty, impeccable artistry, and bold musical
risk-taking, Rene Marie and her loyal touring ensemble apply
substantial improvisational chops to an intriguing set of 19th,
20th, and 21st-century compositions that define the very cloth
from which America is cut.

Rene Marie unexpectedly burst onto the top of the jazz scene in
2002 when her album Vertigo was voted Best Vocal Jazz CD by
JazzTimes in the UK. The follow up, Live at the Jazz Standard,
hit #20 on the Billboard Jazz Chart and sparked a media blitz of
features in virtually every major US jazz publication as well as
the New York & LA Times, Chicago Tribune, Vibe, and Essence.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliantly Realized Concept Album July 21, 2011
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
It's all here. Great songs, original readings, unbelievably gorgeous/bluesy/soulful/funky singing and an idea both big and subtle to tie it all together. I hear all of these songs as a meditation on the complex feelings a person can have for this great but seriously flawed country. The "Voice of My Beautiful Country Suite" is the slightly more direct part, but I think the first half of the recording is at least as interesting as an expression and exploration of the American experiment and not just a collection of terrific American songs.

"White Rabbit" isn't just a snapshot of the druggie sixties, it's an analog for a maddening and conflicting political system. "Just My Imagination" isn't just the hippest jazzy take on a timeless Motown tune, it's really a song of longing for Dr. King's still unrealized dream. You get the idea.

Rene Marie's singing is both as smooth as Peggy Lee and as gritty and soulful as Ray Charles. On this, her best album, she's certainly the voice of my beautiful country.

p.s. - DO NOT miss an opportunity to see her live. Fantastic.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Unique Take on Patriotic Standards June 5, 2011
By Kenneth
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
To be fair, I must disclose that I am a fan of ReneMarie; therefore, my comments may be somewhat biased. That being said, this particular CD, although not my favorite among her works, as usual, I found the material interesting, a unique take on some American standards, most particularly the juxtapositioning of "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" and the tune of "Star Spangled Banner." I am constantly surprised by the range of her work; each CD seems to take a different track, from jazz standards to blues to her own compositions, and many places in between. I have seen her in concert several times, and find the same to be true there.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Depth & Beauty July 10, 2011
Format:Audio CD
Rene Marie is a great vocalist, but irrespective of instrument, she is a great MUSICIAN - a soulful and authoritative storyteller with complete mastery of her instrument, great taste and spiritual depth. I heard her recently here in NYC, performing selections from "Voice of My Beautiful Country". I had to go back for more before the week was over!
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