Take a taste of Billie Holiday during the Verve phase of her career, enjoy the multi-faceted Cuban vocalist Lucrecia, and bring in a funky New Year with 18 versions of Herbie Hancock’s "Watermelon Man."
What most entrances me about Lucrecia is her ability to perform in widely varying styles. Her conservatory, instrumental and vocal training certainly aids Lucrecia’s ability to both easily and convincingly project sincerity and authenticity in a multiplicity of styles. She can do big band smooth, jazz club intimate, stage show extravagant, and dance hall raucous with nary a hitch nor hiccup in gliding from one genre to the other. Additionally, she also arranges and produces her recordings. Lucrecia is a total, triple-threat vocalist, musician and entertainer both out front and behind the scenes.
—Kalamu ya Salaam