Madeleine Peyroux
USA
Born: 01 January 1973
Styles: Standards, Hard Bop, Traditional Pop, Vocal/Standards, Vocal Jazz, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Vocal Pop, Contemporary Jazz, Fusion, American Popular Song
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Vocalist Madeleine Peyroux can best be thought of as a Billie Holiday for the 1990s. Like Holiday, Peyroux was marketed as a jazz singer, when what she seems to do best is sing blues music. Though Peyroux may remind some listeners of Holiday, there are differences, and she has her own sense of phrasing and interpretation. Her 1996 Atlantic Records debut, Dreamland, is a brilliant recording, as Peyroux's distinctive voice is not hindered by overly intricate arrangements. Most of the accompaniment on the record is light and sparse, the way it sho...
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