Albums
Sinner’s Prayer – 2009
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Interview with David Ford of WFDD (Aug 2009)
In Your Dreams – 2007
“Over the past few years, Martha Bassett has loomed large as one of the Triad’s most impressive singers, impossibly pure of pitch, angelic of tone.”
–Ed Bumgardner, Winston-Salem Journal’s Relish Magazine In Your Dreams review(January 2007)
“When Bassett is playing music, a sort of focus occurs, akin to creating a love with others, and she feels inspired to make the most love possible within that intangible realm. She prefers the tempered restraint of the old jazz dogs, subscribing passionately to the less is more philosophy of the legendary jazz singers…very drawn to acoustic, pared-down music. Bassett’s schedule is now spilling over with projects and touring that would make a mere mortal’s head spin. And the new album is selling well.
–David Locklear, Greensboro News and Record’s Go Triad Magazine (January 2007 Cover Story)
Mortal Flesh – 2005
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“The full versatility of Bassett’s voice has now come to the forefront with the release of Mortal Flesh, a stylistic reach for Bassett and a pitch-perfect album of faith that humanizes her angelic voice like no project before.” “The album is extraordinary–by some margin Bassett’s best and truest work.” “Bassett sounds loose and relaxed, deeply in touch with the material and the musicians.”
–Ed Bumgardner, Relish Magazine
FIVE STARS!!!!!
“The album is strangely soothing and always satisfying. Though every track sounds as if it would have fit nicely onto the soundtrack of O Brother, Where Art Thou?, the source material is varied: a French carol with 4th-century lyrics, a song from the Carter family, an Irish melody, a traditional Shaker song. Bassett’s beautiful voice becomes haunting….hear firsthand how Bassett explores life’s mysteries without trying to answer them.”
–Justin Hayes, Greensboro News and Record
Bassett has a penchant for folk and traditional music…of interest to fans of gospel music as well as those who are looking for material that might adapt well to the bluegrass “take.”
–Hilary West, Bluegrass Now
Musical Resonance– “How tedious and tasteless the hours when Jesus no longer I see,” Martha Bassett sings halfway through Mortal Flesh, her clear voice ringing. Guitar, banjo, dobro, and fiddle accompany standards such as “Be Thou My Vision” and less well-known arrangements such as her rendition of “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence,” which combines the tune of a French carol with 4th century words from the liturgy of St. James. A smooth and satisfying sound.
–Sojourners Magazine