Dwukrotny finalista plebiscytu WOKALISTA ROKU organizowanym przez BBC. One of the contemporary scene's class acts on vocals. - The Guardian Exciting, edgy, provocative - Ian Shaw’s approach to vocal jazz is all these things. - The Observer With or without competition, the qualities of Shaw’s singing are first rate. - The Los Angeles Times Linn Records is pleased to announce jazz vocalist Ian Shaw’s solo debut recording on the UK label Linn. A much-anticipated album of reworkings of Joni Mitchell songs, who is a personal heroine of Ian’s. Drawn to all things features classic Joni Mitchell songs spanning her incredible career including: Ian Shaw is already well known both in the UK and the States having succeeded in comedy and theatre before deciding to concentrate on a career in jazz. Ian has performed with some of the UK’s top jazz musicians, including Kenny Wheeler, John Taylor and Cleo Laine, as well as fellow Linn artist Barb Jungr. Ian has an ongoing and highly popular duet show with Claire Martin and guested on her 2003 Linn album “Too Darn Hot!” (Linn AKD 243). Together they have toured the world in an intimate duo setting with Shaw playing piano or sometimes with the BBC Big Band, a band with whom, over the last five years, Shaw has cemented a highly popular musical relationship. Ian also guested on Sarah Moule’s 2002 album “It’s A Nice Thought” EDP24
There are singers - and then there are singers
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Audiophile Audition
Great surround involvement via Linn's hi-res sonics.
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EJazzNews
Overall, this is a superbly produced and acutely envisioned project.
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Scotland On Sunday
At once referential and quite different.
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Scotland on Sunday
The soulful Shaw has succeeded in making the 14 very personal and evocative songs his own.
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The Vortex website
Something of a triumph.
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BBC Interactive
An eye-watering vocal range and bucketloads of soul.
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Jazz Times
Praised far and wide as the single greatest male jazz vocalist Britain has to offer.
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Mojo

For years now, Ian Shaw has been topping Britain's Best Jazz Singer polls.
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The Scotsman
Britain's top male jazz vocalist.
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Jazz Review
Neither fans of Joni Mitchell nor followers of jazz singer Ian Shaw will be disappointed by this "tribute" album.
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Yorkshire Post
This superb CD is a reminder of his sheer class.
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The List
An album with strong crossover potential.
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The Herald
Ian Shaw is a brave man.
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The Sunday Times
Mitchell would surely be intrigued.
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The Times
A heartfelt album.
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Time Out
Our fave jazz singer, Shaw's been in fine form recently.
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Jazzwise

Sometimes an album just comes out right.
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