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Angie Wells’s smoky, well-rounded voice can give listeners shivers on a ballad and then get them tapping their feet when she swings. She captivates her audience with stunning costume changes, humorous banter, and a voice that keeps them hanging on every note. Angie feels every performance is a symbiotic exchange of energy between herself and her audience and gives her all.
Angie's sophomore recording project, TRUTH BE TOLD, produced by the legendary John Clayton, is a collection of original tunes and reimagined cover songs which speak to the truths of her life. Angie is joined by Josh Nelson, Trevor Ware, Clayton Cameron, Larry Koonse, Jacob Scesney, Ivan Malespin, Kye Palmer, Katisse Buckingham and Carey Frank. John Clayton joins Angie for a special duet.
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Angie Wells: Truth Be Told
by Dave Linn
Angie Wells grew up in Philadelphia, surrounded by music. Her mother sang and played gospel piano, while her father was a devoted jazz and blues fan. The music of Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McRae, Jack McDuff and B.B. King, to name a few, could be heard on any day in her childhood home. At the age of five, Count Basie came to her school and played for her kindergarten class. The music seed had been planted. Later, she sang when and ...
read moreTruth Be Told” is an album that maintains perfect balance, an equilibrium that only a truly great artist can manage. In this particular case, it is a flawless achievement that has led the editorial teams of Paris-Move and Bayou Blue Radio to include this album in their list of “Essentials.”
- Thierry De Clemensat, Bayou Blue News - Bayou Blue Radio - Paris Move
"Simply exceptional. Angie Wells has arrived… big time."
– All About Jazz
“She's the real deal… equally convincing whether showing grit, gratitude, worry or winsomeness.”
- Rob Lester, Sound Advice / Talkin' Broadway
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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson
