“The ever-engaging Portuguese vocalist Sara Serpa has a rare gift for bringing musical shape to the written word. She has worked memorably with the poetry of Fernando Pessoa, and on Close Up — her delicate yet direct new album, made with the cellist Erik Friedlander and the saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock — she interprets text by writers including Virginia Woolf. She also sings several wordless pieces, using her voice as a pure instrument. “  Nate Chinen, WBGO Take Five