The Jazz Owl by Travis Rogers
Her intonation is perfect. I’m using the word perfect here. She has moments where she moves from sly to sultry, funny to fabulous, but always presents it with Jazz cool. A smoky cool.”
Michael’s Music Blog by Michael Doherty
Lauren White’s vocal approach is one of confidence peppered with affection.”
Talkin’ Broadway by Rob Lester
Sultry vocal sounds are primo here, with atmosphere drenched in a tightrope walk of uncertainty or tension, as befits the film noir genre. Nothing is cute or pat. ”
Music Connection Magazine
On her exquisite and imaginative third album, versatile jazz stylist Lauren White brings the past into a fresh, hip and delightful present, fashioning colorful new twists on inspiring and dynamic but often obscure tunes from classic film noir.”
JazzMostly by Bruce Crowther
Lauren’s voice ably suits the material, moodily introspective where needed, bringing to mind the imagery of film noir… The singer’s clarity of diction allows the listener to consider the words, perhaps in some cases overlooked when they were heard on and off screen as nuanced shading rather than as spotlit features.
Jersey Jazz by Joe Lang
She sings with assurance and you could imagine her playing the role of the singer in a smoke-filled club in one of the films referenced by this collection. … Out of the Past definitely deserves to be part of your present.”
Improvijazzation Nation by Dick Metcalf
Lauren is the kind of jazz vocalist that stays in the “eternal” mode… you’ll hear shades of the famous (Peggy Lee comes to mind), but what makes her work so great is that she’s all her own style.”
All About Jazz by C. Michael Bailey
This collection is completely satisfying and much fun to hear, over and over again.”
Jazz Weekly
She’s got a clean and approachably flexible voice, and is able to slink to Andrew Carney’s growling horn and Trey Henry’s lithe bass on “When All the Lights in The Sign Worked” for the only original. After that, a take of ”He’s Funny That Way” has White get vampy, while lonely piano and strings find “Lush Life” introducing “Laura” with James Sullivan’s clarinet and White sounding satisfied with strings and the Bras Band Eclectic Plus One on “Again.” She’s crisp and hip with the horns on “I’m Gonna Go Fishing” but saves the best for last on a vulnerable “Haunted Heart” with only Kathryn Bostic’s piano for comfort. A clever idea done well.