...Doreen Smith is the proverbial breath of fresh air...Hers is an art of subtlety and restraint, of feeling over contortion, of content over form: of refined creation. She's not "performing": she's singing, a distinction all too rare nowadays...
http://sardine.tripod.com/doreen.html

 

Smith has the integrity to get the best from every phrasing device she wants to employ. Rarely does she repeat a phrase in the same way, but uses an uncanny knack for decorative improvisation..."
Harry Currie,  KITCHENER WATERLOO RECORD

 

...Blessed  with  rich  tone  and  natural talent for  and a  good  understanding of  the importance of phrasing, Smith comes across as if she has been singing jazz since the day  she  was  born...
http://doreensmith.tripod.com/review_sg.html

 

Ms. Smith has one of the most sensual voices I've heard in a long time", says John Crossett of "Sound Stage". The on-line magazine included Smith's last release on their list of the Top 20 Best recordings (2001)
http://www.soundstage.com/music/reviews/rev328.htm