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All Music - april 2008
The NYDailyNews - july 2007
Time Out New-York- july 2007
The Plain Dealer - 2007
The Gospel
Music Encyclopedia - Uncloudy Days - march 2006
Where
Y'at - Festival picks -2002
Times jan 2001
The Washington Informer dec/jan 2001
Gospel Synergy dec 2000
Gospel Synergy dec 1999
Eurostar nov 1998
Paris Free Voice
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… Liz Mc Comb is
the World's premier Vocal Stylist…
- Dr Bobby Jones BET
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… Mc Comb's
masterful mix of R&B, jazz, and fervent gospel is stirring and
surefooted enough to stand in the company of Aretha Franklin's 1972
classic, "Amazing Grace", yet unique and singularly inspired.
Racked by Chordant Distribution.
- G.E./ Billboard / JUNE 23, 2001
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…Every nuance,
every syllable, every turn of phrase flickers with intense color, with McComb
easily moving from warmth to cool as piano, organ, rhythms and backing
vocals move in solidarity underneath…
…But it truly doesn't stop there, the entire project is a gem. Call it
a throwback to the days when Gospel was not acquainted with the synthesizer,
and the rhythm track was only for techno. This is a vocal triumph of
all that continues to be best about Gospel music.
GOSPELflava.com
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…The voice and
message are the focus of Fire. Fans of Gospel and lovers of the jazz
vocal tradition will find a diversity of effective moods and styles, and
all listeners will find themselves wishing for more frequent trips to
American soil by Mc Comb.
- Tom Hyslop- Blues Revue
Magazine #70 / Sept. 2001
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… both her singing
and piano playing are fully developed and among the most impassioned to
be heard in any musical genre (…) Liz Mc Comb's singing is " from
a whisper to a scream " at its most compelling. Listen, and you
will be moved.
- JDK- Living Blues Sept./Oct. 2001
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…I recently
'discovered' Liz Mc Comb. I was looking for a gospel singer to sing
live in my new choreography for the Lyon Opera Ballet, 'I want to cross
over'. Upon entering the theatre, I thought that if Liz could transform
such a chic and secular auditorium and audience into a church, it would
prove her to be great. Fifteen minutes after the concert began I was on
my feet, singing with her. By the time the performance ended, the
entire Théâtre des Champs-Elysées was on its feet …
- Choreographer Bill T. JONES
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…McComb is all
about being as traditional as it gets. She is a combination of solid,
old-time church music that bursts with strong vocals, rockin' piano and
a zest for God mixed with jazzy, lounge-style soul singer.
This album is a simple joy in its musical purity. No hype, no
over-instrumentation, no slick production, just McComb's smoky vocals
and her snazzy tickling of the ivories.
She rocks on "Don't Let The Devil Ride" and "You Can't
Hurry God", and croons her love for Jesus in the sweet, sultry
"Whenever You Pray".
This lady is tops at singing the gospel blues, and "What Happened
to the Love" is simply outstanding.
- CHRISTIAN RETAILING
December 2001
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… Let me put it as simply as possible : Liz McComb is a gigantic
talent, widely recognized in Europe and soon to make her mark on her
homeland. A Cleveland native, she sang in church, worked as a jazz
vocalist and acted in community theatre productions there before
resettling in New York City and then Paris, where she's resided for
many years. Her impassioned delivery of the gospel numbers in her
varied concert repertoire consistently drew the strongest response from
European audiences and, listening to Fire, it's easy to see why.
From the opening salvo (…) all the way to "Song of Freedom"
at the end, Ms McComb is in full command of her formidable voice, and
the emotional force she is able to evince in her performances is
stunning in its impact. The one non gospel song in the set, "What
Happened to the Love", gains extra power and meaning from its
setting in the center of a program of spirituals.
This is an album that bears repeated listening, and we anticipate with
great relish the release of her next recording project. If you enjoy
music with a whole lot of soul and old time feeling, do yourself a
favor and give this CD a spin.
- John Sinclair - BLUES ACCESS #48 January 2002
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