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"World-class vocalist with the ability to delve deep into the meanings of the lyrics of the great jazz songbooks, and then to improvise over them with fluency, fluidity and a horn-like intonation, accompanied by the piano artistry of Robin Aspland."
"British singer Anita Wardell, who grew up in Adelaide, revealed herself not only as a persuasive interpreter of lyrics but as a gifted scat singer with a horn player's improvisational flair."
"Wardell achieves surprising vocal effects with a very unusual voice without sacrificing the meaning of a song. Female jazz singers are in plentiful supply are at the moment, but Anita Wardell is indisputably the real thing."