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Bath Chronicle – Charley Dunlap
Lindsey Reed is an exceptionally good jazz singer. Her pitch is spot on, her timing likewise, she is totally at ease on stage and has the tricks of the trade covered: microphone technique, set pacing, banter, all in place. She began with a Cleo Laine tune, Thieving Boy, sung with the double bass and her skill immediately commanded our attention. After two songs, guitarist Simon Gardner joined in, adding to the seasoned musicianship. The two sets contained unusual cover song choices from Leonard Cohen, The Temptations, The Doors and a terrific, bluesy, radically rearranged I’ve Got You Under My Skin, but the real strength was in the soulful and literate quality of their originals.
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