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 "Right up there with Jane Monheit, Diane Schurr and Tierney Sutton.  Cle's singing is as good as it gets.".
- Bob Gingher, jazz enthusiast

"One of the best Christmas jazz records to be released in the past year."
- Scott Yanow, LA Jazz Scene

"One of the most beautiful Christmas albums I’ve ever heard.  …a first-rate vocalist. "
- Ed Blanco, AllAboutJazz.com

"This is singer with a lovely tone, great time, a fine ear,
and a solid harmonic & melodic knowledge. "  
- George Carroll, ejazznews.com

 "Cle's voice is magnificent.. .. five out of five stars!..."  
 - drmike/ radioIOJAZZ

"...a torch singer who swings, swings, swings..."
- Ed Bumgardner, Music Critic, Winston-Salem Journal

"Based on her debut album, "I Want To Be With You" Thompson is a superb jazz artist.   Her nuances are dramatic and tasteful.   And she swings freely and evokes the blues without a lot of ultra-hip Scooby-doo."
- Owen Cordle, Music Critic, Raleigh News & Observer

"Older jazz nuts like this writer will find a bit of a likeness to the great Anita O'Day in her approach.   Cle is a very honest performer and makes this CD a treat.   This CD will be appreciated by anyone who likes honest, straight ahead jazz."
- Richard Bourcier, Music Critic, JazzReview.com

"Awesome...flawless.   Cle is a phenomenal singer."
-Loretta Devine, Actress,  Los Angeles, CA

"Cle uses her luscious alto voice to span the Jazz/cabaret continuum.   "Valentine" and "Afternoon", in Ms. T's hands, they're all but reborn."
- Alan Bargebuhr, Music Critic, CADENCE Magazine

"...some of the best notes I've ever heard ...some truly remarkable jazz from the fascinating Miss Thompson."
-The Business Journal, Winston-Salem, NC

"I'm an ancient Nancy Wilson fan and your voice blew her clear out of the water!"
- Lon Leatherland, Sparta, NC

"She's the real deal!"
-David McHugh, Film Composer, "Mystic Pizza"

"I Want To Be With You" is stunning.   Not a missed beat, every syllable true and just gorgeous to listen to.
-Molly Cheek, Actress, "American Pie"
Los Angeles, CA

"I listen to your music and I feel like you're singing just to me."
-Mary Landis, Hinsdale, IL