Vanessa Daou

Dear John Coltrane [Oxygen Music Works], 1999

"Daou's rolling drum mixes and incisive lyrics defy categorization... Daou bounces between jazz and trance music, equalizing genres... Her voice can sound like Fiona Apple without the bitterness, and then turn breathy like an old-school diva. ... This is sexy, volatile stuff."  Daily Bruin

"Dear John Coltrane is one of the most soothing albums to come along recently. It's very relaxing due to its ambient sound which mixes guitars, saxophones, acoustic pianos, and keyboards. Vanessa's phantom-like voice ... sounds like an ancestral voice quietly calling you back to a time long past."  Technique

"Part R&B, part spoken word, Vanessa's breathy but strong voice compliments her prose in this shimmering but lucid tribute to the famed jazz legend. ... closer to a Sade album than a dance one. ... an open letter to keep reading over and over until every comma and pause is savored and memorized." Mixer

"Dear John Coltrane is a sensual ode and tribute to the great man as only Daou could do." VICE Magazine

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