Dreaming Wide Awake

Combining timeless originals with striking interpretations of songs by Neil Young, Joe Henry, Ella Jenkins, and others, Lizz's new album heralds an artistic flowering after the "regal soulfulness" (VIBE) of her acclaimed 2003 debut, 'Salt'.

Wright recorded 'Dreaming' in Woodstock, NY, with Craig Street (Cassandra Wilson / K.D. Lang) producing and a deep well of New York talent contributing: guitarist Bill Frisell, Grammy-winning songwriter Jesse Harris, Mark Anthony Thompson (A.K.A. Chocolate Genius), Ollabelle organist Glenn Patscha, and Toshi Reagon among others.

Three of the eleven songs on 'Dreaming' were written or co-written by Wright, proving that her "rapidly burgeoning writing talent" (LA Times) has now fully blossomed. Elsewhere she lends her "pitch-perfect, full-bodied voice" (NY Times) to a gorgeous, melancholic reading of Joe Henry's "Stop"; turns Neil Young's "Old Man," into a dark cautionary tale; strips Ella Jenkins' "Wake Up Little Sparrow" down to a spare, Zen-folk meditation; imparts the Aquarian anthem "Get Together" with a new urgency; and recasts the Ric Marlow / Bobby Scott tune "A Taste of Honey" - best known as an early Beatles hit - as a haunting delta blues.