10-11-2011, 12:30
online listen
current r&b is not my thing
but I still listen
only liked 1 track, Have Sweet Dreams (no clip)
which is a Stevie Wonder collaboration
1.3
from the album - Flower Girl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EoBxmNt1b8
released Nov 8th, 2011
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Bio - from all music
Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, jazz-soul singer/songwriter Maysa Leak embarked on a singing career at an
early age. By the age of six, she had already determined that she was going to be a singer, and she spent her
elementary and high-school days performing in choir and musical theater productions. Maysa majored in classical
voice performance at Morgan State University; during her studies there she began writing and recording original
material. She also placed second in Baltimore's first annual Billie Holiday Vocal Jazz Contest and auditioned for
Stevie Wonder's vocal group Wonderlove. She was accepted into the group but joined only after she had earned her
degree from Morgan State.
Upon graduating, Maysa moved to North Hollywood to perform with Wonderlove on the Jungle Fever soundtrack and
appeared in live and televised performances to promote the film. To pay her rent, Maysa also recorded jingles on
her days off from performing with Wonderlove and worked at local record shops. In 1991, she was recommended to the
British funk-jazz group Incognito by producer Steve Harvey, a mutual friend of Maysa's and of the band's leader,
Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick.
Maysa moved to London and joined the band in time to record the 1992 album Scribes, Tribes & Vibes, which included
the hit single "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing." She also recorded the 1993 album Positivity with Incognito before
returning to Baltimore in 1994 to record her first solo album, Maysa. "What About Our Love," the album's single,
reached number 52 on Billboard's Hot 100. In 1997, Maysa returned to Incognito and recorded Beneath the Surface.
During this time she began collaborating with the neo-blues group Grainger, and appeared on their album Phase 1;
she also recorded with Rick Braun, Rachel Z, Rhythm Logic, and Pieces of a Dream. Incognito's No Time Like the
Future followed in 1999. She recorded a number of albums beginning in the early 2000s, including All My Life
(2000), Out of the Blue (2002), Smooth Sailing (2004), Sweet Classic Soul (2006), Feel the Fire (2007),
Metamorphosis (2008), A Woman in Love (2010), and Motions of Love (2011). She contemporized standards as well as
dozens of R&B hits spanning several decades.
Album Review - from smooth jazz daily
Longtime Incognito vocalist Maysa is one of finest Soul/Jazz singers to emerge in the past 20 years, as evidenced
by her acclaimed solo albums highlighted by her gorgeous, unique vocal sound. Motions Of Love s a set of all new
songs, highlighted by a wonderful duet with Dwele and featuring a new song composed and produced especially for
this album by the legendary Stevie Wonder.
Over the years Maysa has established herself as one of the leading contemporary female soul singers, her new album
Motions Of Love will please her many fans. âGet With Meâ is a nice uptempo track, the shuffling âName It On The
Listâ grooves along nicely, and âLove Sweet Loveâ is a good dancer. âDance With Meâ is a good mid tempo stepper,
âHold Onâ is a nice subtle mid tempo that builds nicely, âFlower Girlâ an upper mid tempo head nodder featuring
Dwele.
The atmospheric cover of Angela Bofillâs âI Tryâand the ballad âItâs Over are also highlights, as well as âHave
Sweet Dreamsâ featuring Stevie Wonder on harmonica. The album is set to be released November 8, 2011,
Track Listing
1. Get Wit Me
2. Come Dance With Me
3. Day 'n' Night
4. Flower Girl Feat. Dwele
5. Have Sweet Dreams
6. Motions of Love
7. You Won't Find Your Way
8. When It's Over
9. Sweet Love (LSL)
10. Hold On
11. I Try
12. When It's Over (Reprise)
13. Your Name's Not on the List
14. Special Place
current r&b is not my thing
but I still listen
only liked 1 track, Have Sweet Dreams (no clip)
which is a Stevie Wonder collaboration
1.3
from the album - Flower Girl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EoBxmNt1b8
released Nov 8th, 2011
Bio - from all music
Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, jazz-soul singer/songwriter Maysa Leak embarked on a singing career at an
early age. By the age of six, she had already determined that she was going to be a singer, and she spent her
elementary and high-school days performing in choir and musical theater productions. Maysa majored in classical
voice performance at Morgan State University; during her studies there she began writing and recording original
material. She also placed second in Baltimore's first annual Billie Holiday Vocal Jazz Contest and auditioned for
Stevie Wonder's vocal group Wonderlove. She was accepted into the group but joined only after she had earned her
degree from Morgan State.
Upon graduating, Maysa moved to North Hollywood to perform with Wonderlove on the Jungle Fever soundtrack and
appeared in live and televised performances to promote the film. To pay her rent, Maysa also recorded jingles on
her days off from performing with Wonderlove and worked at local record shops. In 1991, she was recommended to the
British funk-jazz group Incognito by producer Steve Harvey, a mutual friend of Maysa's and of the band's leader,
Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick.
Maysa moved to London and joined the band in time to record the 1992 album Scribes, Tribes & Vibes, which included
the hit single "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing." She also recorded the 1993 album Positivity with Incognito before
returning to Baltimore in 1994 to record her first solo album, Maysa. "What About Our Love," the album's single,
reached number 52 on Billboard's Hot 100. In 1997, Maysa returned to Incognito and recorded Beneath the Surface.
During this time she began collaborating with the neo-blues group Grainger, and appeared on their album Phase 1;
she also recorded with Rick Braun, Rachel Z, Rhythm Logic, and Pieces of a Dream. Incognito's No Time Like the
Future followed in 1999. She recorded a number of albums beginning in the early 2000s, including All My Life
(2000), Out of the Blue (2002), Smooth Sailing (2004), Sweet Classic Soul (2006), Feel the Fire (2007),
Metamorphosis (2008), A Woman in Love (2010), and Motions of Love (2011). She contemporized standards as well as
dozens of R&B hits spanning several decades.
Album Review - from smooth jazz daily
Longtime Incognito vocalist Maysa is one of finest Soul/Jazz singers to emerge in the past 20 years, as evidenced
by her acclaimed solo albums highlighted by her gorgeous, unique vocal sound. Motions Of Love s a set of all new
songs, highlighted by a wonderful duet with Dwele and featuring a new song composed and produced especially for
this album by the legendary Stevie Wonder.
Over the years Maysa has established herself as one of the leading contemporary female soul singers, her new album
Motions Of Love will please her many fans. âGet With Meâ is a nice uptempo track, the shuffling âName It On The
Listâ grooves along nicely, and âLove Sweet Loveâ is a good dancer. âDance With Meâ is a good mid tempo stepper,
âHold Onâ is a nice subtle mid tempo that builds nicely, âFlower Girlâ an upper mid tempo head nodder featuring
Dwele.
The atmospheric cover of Angela Bofillâs âI Tryâand the ballad âItâs Over are also highlights, as well as âHave
Sweet Dreamsâ featuring Stevie Wonder on harmonica. The album is set to be released November 8, 2011,
Track Listing
1. Get Wit Me
2. Come Dance With Me
3. Day 'n' Night
4. Flower Girl Feat. Dwele
5. Have Sweet Dreams
6. Motions of Love
7. You Won't Find Your Way
8. When It's Over
9. Sweet Love (LSL)
10. Hold On
11. I Try
12. When It's Over (Reprise)
13. Your Name's Not on the List
14. Special Place
