Francis Davis in the Village Voice (November 2007) "Master Enunciator"

Champian (Such Sweet Thunder). The past is another country too, but the best new singer I've heard this year—make that several years—aids the 15-piece Sultans in resisting period nostalgia, even on '40s jive like Louis Jordan's "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens." Fulton's unforced sense of swing comes in just as handy on the vintage ballads, where her other assets include precise enunciation like you just don't hear anymore in jazz singing, though it was once a requisite. (King Pleasure's intonation may have been iffy, but he could have taught elocution.) Dueting with bassist Dennis Irwin on "You Turned the Tables on Me," Fulton also shows herself to be a fine, splanky pianist. Her only weakness is a thin higher register, most noticeable on "The Gypsy," though this forgotten Billy Reid ballad—once recorded by Charlie Parker and Earl Coleman—is an inspired choice for this project, given its combination of lyrics typical of '40s romantic fatalism (beautifully delivered by Fulton) and advanced, Tadd Dameron–like chords (brought to the fore by Berger's spiraling arrangement).