"okay, here's the deal: morgana king is a mainstay of jazz vocal. She was the only challenger to the vocal acrobatics of "Yma Sumac" and, unlike that jersey devil, she chose material that was accessible to an audience and not merely a showpiece for her instrument. True, this set doesn't reflect her best work, but check out almost anything else...earlier is better. "Simply Eloquent" is sublime. Tasteful, and exemplary of a true musician's sense of voice as a jazz instrument, as part of an ensemble. Also "A taste of honey" (extremely hard to find) which shows off the amazing range and facility of this remarkable woman. She IS a jazz singer. period. Critics should research an artist's body of work before putting them down without history, truth or grammar to back it up."
Simply wonderful
P. Almeida | São Paulo, Brazil | 06/09/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Morgana King has one of the most wonderful voices in the business. Few singers can match her sense of style, rythm and phrasing. Miss King's singing can turn any song into an unforgettable experience. It's a pity her recordings are so hard to find, and that she doesn't record more often."
Morgana (Queen) King
Marcus P Jones | Kloof, KwaZulu-Natal South Africa | 05/28/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Late at night is my time for Morgana, what a sensitive and soulful sound, and always lush, rich orchestrations. This album is no exception, my first was "Gemini changes" and one of my favourites is still "A taste of honey" which I was fortunate to get on CD recently. Buy this album, buy all her albums if you are a hopeless romantic and music still makes you feel. There are so few singers left that give you as much as Morgana does, what a lady. Steve Shooter, Durban, South Africa...Check me out at websitegalaxy.com/steveshooter"
Sublime & soulful...Bravo Morgana!!!
Bradly Briggs | TOLUCA LAKE, CALIFORNIA | 09/14/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Morgana King is one of the most original and magnificent soulful voices over the past fifty-years but also one of the most sadly overlooked ones. Classic masterworks are sprinkled over a period of time from the late 50's to the mid 90's and any that a lover of fine voices can find are worthwhile to seek out as they will give years of listening pleasure. From the sublime sixties masterpiece "A Taste Of Honey" which is sadly no longer around to the treasures in this collection such as the sophisicated "They Can't Take That Away From Me" and the soul-deep classic "A Song For You", this is "The Art Of Singing" at its absolute finest and Morgana King's classics are becomming more and more scarce so grab any you can find now before they are gone! They are lost treasures waiting to be found by real connoisseurs of fine and soulful singing...a real lost treasure not yet released on compact-disc is the 1968 MGM/Verve "I Know How It Feels To Be Longly" which contains incredible versions of "Tomorrow Never Knows", Eleanor Rigby", Sunshine Superman", a heavenly "Since I Fell For You", "Where Am I Going?", a very soulful "Got To Get You Into My Life" and numerous great originals making this one of the all-time greatest ever vocal albums...no wonder the music industry is down when it ignores a masterpiece such as "I Know How It Feels To Be Lonely" which is brilliantly arranged by Jimmie Haskell and Dick Hazard which are both legends in the music world!!! Bravo Morgana King and Thank You for all the years of great singing and here's wishing for an encore...or at least the compact-disc release of your many classic works!"