Norma Winstone

Norma Winstone
Born: Sep 23, 1941 in London, England
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Styles: Modern Creative, Avant-Garde Jazz, Avant-Garde
Biography: Winstone has a lissome voice, agile and expressive, and she's a fine improviser, besides. That's not to say she's a vocal athlete, however; although she's known for her wordless improvisations, Winstone is a fine interpreter of lyrics and composed melody--a plain-speaking, rhythmically direct singer ...Read full biography
Somewhere Called Home
Released: 1986
Label: Polygram
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Having already recorded for ECM as a member of Azimuth -- the band also included her husband, pianist John Taylor, and trumpeter Kenny Wheeler -- it seemed only a matter of time before Norma Winstone would ...Read full review
Edge of Time
Released: 1971
Label: Discomforme
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British jazz vocalist Norma Winstone's solo debut is an entrancing meld of creative composition, improvisation, and arrangement. Winstone is no ordinary jazz singer. Her grasp of the entire tradition is ...Read full review
More Norma Winstone albums: Main Albums (8)
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