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Lois Deloatch

Love Always

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Release Date: March 15, 2024

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1 Occassional Brilliance  
2 Forty First Cousins  
3 Souls Remember  
4 Love Always  
5 Where We Find Ourselves  
6 Into The Fire  
7 Friendly Fire  
8 Amazing Grace  
9 In My Bones  
10 Lift Every Voice And Sing  
11 Union In Heaven  
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Vocalist and songwriter Lois Deloatch marks thirty years in music with her new recording, Love Always.  Recognized internationally for her rich contralto voice, thought-provoking lyrics, and distinctive blend of jazz, folk, blues, and spirituals, Deloatch has shared the stage with Ellis Marsalis, Arturo Sandoval, and Dr. Billy Taylor, among other luminaries.  Her limited-edition release, Hymn to Freedom: Homage to Oscar Peterson, was selected as one of the Top 10 CDs of 2008 by JazzTimes Magazine’s music critic Owen Cordle.  With this, her sixth recording as leader, Deloatch says, “I’m offering music I hope will resonate, inspire and unify. I want listeners to feel our connectedness and shared humanity.”

Music reviewer, Joe Vanderford, says, “Deloatch’s voice is thick and wide. She and the rhythm section signed a pact to be equal partners. She is a vocalist cast as an instrumentalist, another improviser contributing to the whole.” Love Always was produced by and features pianist Ernest Turner, along with bassist John Brown and drummer Donovan Cheatham. The title track and Deloatch’s other original compositions, “Occasional Brilliance,” “Souls Remember,” “Forty First Cousins,” “In My Bones,” and “Friendly Fire” reflect her rural, Southern upbringing and expansive world view, while “Where We Find Ourselves offers listeners a textured, contemplative gem. Exuberant renditions of “Amazing Grace” and “Lift Every Voice and Sing” round out this bold, stellar collection of music.

  • Paying It Forward. For vocalist / songwriter Lois Deloatch, music is community / DUKE MAG
    Posted At: July 8, 2024 12:00 AM
    DUKE MAG's Corbie Hill writes……..Music student Ravi Dev sits at the piano with Lois Deloatch A.M.’08 as they run through jazz standards. At first it feels like a lesson. Deloatch, a seasoned vocalist, tells the Berklee College of Music contemporary writing and production major to play with more swing. She gives pointers on how to make solos interesting and dynamic. Then, almost imperceptibly, their session ...
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  • Vocalist and songwriter Lois Deloatch chats with Neon Jazz
    Posted At: March 8, 2024 12:00 AM
    Vocalist and songwriter Lois Deloatch is a true original. Deloatch is a songwriter and vocalist known for her powerful contralto voice and distinctive blend of jazz, soul, blues, folk and spirituals.  Her original compositions and interpretations of classic tunes resonate with purity and emotion, simultaneously intellectual and passionate. Shaped by and reflective of her early life as the seventh of te...
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  • Lois Deloatch chats about 'Love Always' with Chapel Hill NC's 91.5WUNC
    Posted At: February 19, 2024 12:00 AM
    Lois Deloatch explores family, heritage on 'Love Always'Lois Deloatch is a true original. Deloatch is a songwriter and vocalist known for her powerful contralto voice and distinctive blend of jazz, soul, blues, folk and spirituals.  Her original compositions and interpretations of classic tunes resonate with purity and emotion, simultaneously intellectual and passionate. Shaped by and reflective of her...
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  • Lois Deloatch chats with IMPROV EXCHANGE in Episode 145: The Griot
    Posted At: February 19, 2024 12:00 AM
    improv exchange - Leander writes….Lois Deloatch is a songwriter and vocalist known for her powerful contralto voice and distinctive blend of jazz, soul, blues, folk, and spirituals.  Her original compositions and interpretations of classic tunes resonate with purity and emotion, simultaneously intellectual and passionate. Shaped by and reflective of her early life as the seventh of ten children raised ...
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  • Lois Deloatch - Love Always makes 91.1WTJU's NEW JAZZ RELEASES
    Posted At: February 19, 2024 12:00 AM
    Lois Deloatch is a true original. Deloatch is a songwriter and vocalist known for her powerful contralto voice and distinctive blend of jazz, soul, blues, folk and spirituals.  Her original compositions and interpretations of classic tunes resonate with purity and emotion, simultaneously intellectual and passionate. Shaped by and reflective of her early life as the seventh of ten children raised in a r...
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  • Lois Deloatch set to release: 'Love Always'
    Posted At: January 26, 2024 12:00 AM
    Vocalist and songwriter Lois Deloatch marks thirty years in music with her new recording, Love Always. Recognized internationally for her rich contralto voice, thought-provoking lyrics, and distinctive blend of jazz, folk, blues, and spirituals, Deloatch has shared the stage with Ellis Marsalis, Arturo Sandoval, and Dr. Billy Taylor, among other luminaries. Her limited-edition release, Hymn to Freedom: Homa...
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