WOW!
LS | Maryland | 07/13/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Blues and New Orleans-style jazz just don't get much better than this. In Louisiana Love Call, Maria Muldaur pays homage to the rhythms and sounds that have made New Orleans one of the world's great centers of music. And what a tribute it is! Maria's voice, which has only improved with age, makes this album shine.This CD is currently out of print because Black Top Records has gone out of business. This is unfortunate, because there isn't a single bad track on the album. Fortunately, you can still buy it used, though it is getting hard to come by. Maybe one of the major labels will pick up the rights to Louisiana Love Call and reissue it. One can only hope so - Maria Muldaur is one of the finest jazz and blues singers of our age, and this is one of her best albums. Enjoy!"
Excellent collection of Maria Muldaur....
J. Bilby | Kingston, New Hampshire United States | 06/06/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I had always put Maria's music right up there with the best, I'd
have to compare her to Bonnie Raitt as they both, in their early
years helped bring back a rootsy/folk/country blues that most
white teens and younger adults never got the chance to hear. While Bonnie has gone on to more rock/blues/pop success's(finally)and
Maria has kept to a different vision,(although Maria and Bonnie
have gone on to sing together, she just loves to tackle
styles (less commercial) and she does it better than anyone.
I got to see her several years back in a small jazz club in
Cambridge, Ma. and she IS one great entertainer. LLS is a great
CD from start to finish, I'd wished triple A radio had taken
this one in, just a stunner and one of the best in her long
distinquished career.
"
Even half the tracks make this a great album
J. Bilby | 01/24/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Wow, what a singer! I want to marry that woman!First, I'll admit that I wasn't wild about some of the tracks on this album. But the rest ranged from excellent to great. Maria Muldaur's voice makes me really feel the hot, sultry, lazy air of the bayou, even way up here in the SF Bay Area. If I close my eyes I can smell it all and see the Cajun Moon overhead.Best of Me, Louisiana Love Call, and especially Cajun Moon are among the hottest, ... songs I have ever heard, and Ms. Muldaur is the reason why."