This cd has been longly awaited for Gwen Avery’s fans It was published a few months ago and frankly speaking, I did not know her, so I became pleasantly surprised and I immediately understood why this cd was so well received among her fans Gwen has received lots of different influences coming from all black people’s music Rhythm and blues, soul and especially jazz are her main influences From Aretha Franklin to Ella Fitzgerald, The Drifters, Esther Phillips or Big Maybelle, these are some of the names that have appeared during her musical life and have given shape to her personal musical conception and performing