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Jacqui Naylor has never been afraid to keep listeners guessing. She performs straight-ahead vocal jazz so convincingly that some admirers think that she is really a jazz singer at heart; she performs folk-rock and adult alternative so convincingly that other admirers believe that she is really a singer/songwriter at heart. And Naylor doesn't become any easier to categorize on Lucky Girl, which not only contains vocal jazz and folk-rock/adult alternative performances, but also moves into soul territory at times. This 2011 release finds Naylor putting her spin on a variety of familiar songs, which range from Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff's "Close the Door" (a major solo hit for the late Teddy Pendergrass in 1978, which was two years after he left Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes) to Henry Mancini's "Moon River" to Neil Young's "Only Love Can Break Your Heart." And Naylor still has fun with "acoustic smashing," which is her term for combining songs in unorthodox ways. For example, her interpretation of Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Surrey with the Fringe on Top" borrows the melody of George Benson's "Breezin'"; it's not what one expects from that Tin Pan Alley standard, but Naylor makes the two songs sound like a perfectly natural combination. And she even manages to surprise us on the Matt Dennis warhorse "Angel Eyes," which is one of those great but overdone standards that has been absolutely beaten to death over the years. Naylor's unlikely version is surprisingly funky; rarely does one hear "Angel Eyes" performed with such an overt R&B influence. The original songs (Naylor co-wrote nine of the CD's eleven tracks with pianist and longtime collaborator Art Khu) aren't any less surprising; one never knows if a Naylor/Khu original will favor straight-ahead jazz or folk-rock/adult alternative. Naylor's sense of adventure is alive and well on Lucky Girl, which is yet another creative triumph for the hard-to-categorize vocalist.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
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Jon Evans, Producer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Josh Jones, Producer, MusicArranger - Jacqui Naylor, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist - Michael Romanowski, MasteringEngineer - Art Khu, Composer, Producer, MusicDirector, MusicArranger - Jacqui Naylor Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 2011 Ruby Star Records (P) 2011 Ruby Star Records
Jon Evans, Producer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Josh Jones, Producer, MusicArranger - Jacqui Naylor, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist - Michael Romanowski, MasteringEngineer - Art Khu, Composer, Producer, MusicArranger - Jacqui Naylor Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 2011 Ruby Star Records (P) 2011 Ruby Star Records
Richard Rogers, Composer, Lyricist - Oscar Hammerstein, Composer - Jon Evans, Producer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Josh Jones, Producer, MusicArranger - Jacqui Naylor, Producer, MainArtist - Williamson Music, MusicPublisher - Michael Romanowski, MasteringEngineer - Art Khu, Producer, MusicDirector, MusicArranger
(C) 2011 Ruby Star Records (P) 2011 Ruby Star Records
Jon Evans, Producer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Josh Jones, Producer, MusicArranger - Jacqui Naylor, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist - Michael Romanowski, MasteringEngineer - Art Khu, Composer, Producer, MusicDirector, MusicArranger - Jacqui Naylor Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 2011 Ruby Star Records (P) 2011 Ruby Star Records
Jon Evans, Producer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Josh Jones, Producer, MusicArranger - Jacqui Naylor, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist - Michael Romanowski, MasteringEngineer - Art Khu, Composer, Producer, MusicDirector, MusicArranger - Jacqui Naylor Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 2011 Ruby Star Records (P) 2011 Ruby Star Records
Neil Young, Composer, Lyricist - Jon Evans, Producer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Josh Jones, Producer, MusicArranger - Broken Arrow Music, MusicPublisher - Jacqui Naylor, Producer, MainArtist - Michael Romanowski, MasteringEngineer - Art Khu, Producer, MusicDirector, MusicArranger
(C) 2011 Ruby Star Records (P) 2011 Ruby Star Records
Jon Evans, Producer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Josh Jones, Producer, MusicArranger - Jacqui Naylor, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist - Michael Romanowski, MasteringEngineer - Art Khu, Composer, Producer, MusicDirector, MusicArranger - Jacqui Naylor Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 2011 Ruby Star Records (P) 2011 Ruby Star Records
Sony, MusicPublisher - Johnny Mercer, Composer, Lyricist - Henry Mancini, Composer - Jon Evans, Producer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Josh Jones, Producer, MusicArranger - ATV Harmony, MusicPublisher - Jacqui Naylor, Producer, MainArtist - Michael Romanowski, MasteringEngineer - Art Khu, Producer, MusicDirector, MusicArranger
(C) 2011 Ruby Star Records (P) 2011 Ruby Star Records
Jon Evans, Producer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Josh Jones, Producer, MusicArranger - Jacqui Naylor, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist - Michael Romanowski, MasteringEngineer - Art Khu, Composer, Producer, MusicDirector, MusicArranger - Jacqui Naylor Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 2011 Ruby Star Records (P) 2011 Ruby Star Records
Jon Evans, Producer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Josh Jones, Producer, MusicArranger - Jacqui Naylor, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist - Michael Romanowski, MasteringEngineer - Art Khu, Composer, Producer, MusicDirector, MusicArranger - Jacqui Naylor Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 2011 Ruby Star Records (P) 2011 Ruby Star Records
Earl Brent, Composer, Lyricist - Matt Dennis, Composer - Jon Evans, Producer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Josh Jones, Producer, MusicArranger - Jacqui Naylor, Producer, MainArtist - MUSIC SALES CORP, MusicPublisher - Michael Romanowski, MasteringEngineer - Art Khu, Producer, MusicDirector, MusicArranger
(C) 2011 Ruby Star Records (P) 2011 Ruby Star Records
Kenny Gamble, Composer, Lyricist - LEON HUFF, Composer, Lyricist - Jon Evans, Producer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Josh Jones, Producer, MusicArranger - Warner, MusicPublisher - Jacqui Naylor, Producer, MainArtist - Michael Romanowski, MasteringEngineer - Art Khu, Producer, MusicDirector, MusicArranger - Tamberlane, MusicPublisher
(C) 2011 Ruby Star Records (P) 2011 Ruby Star Records
Jon Evans, Producer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Josh Jones, Producer, MusicArranger - Jacqui Naylor, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist - Michael Romanowski, MasteringEngineer - Art Khu, Composer, Producer, MusicDirector, MusicArranger - Jacqui Naylor Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 2011 Ruby Star Records (P) 2011 Ruby Star Records
Allen Shamblin, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Reid, Composer, Lyricist - Jon Evans, Producer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Josh Jones, Producer, MusicArranger - Jacqui Naylor, Producer, MainArtist - Almo Music Corp, MusicPublisher - Michael Romanowski, MasteringEngineer - Art Khu, Producer, MusicDirector, MusicArranger
(C) 2011 Ruby Star Records (P) 2011 Ruby Star Records
Jon Evans, Producer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Josh Jones, Producer, MusicArranger - Jacqui Naylor, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist - Michael Romanowski, MasteringEngineer - Art Khu, Composer, Producer, MusicDirector, MusicArranger - Jacqui Naylor Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 2011 Ruby Star Records (P) 2011 Ruby Star Records
Album review
Jacqui Naylor has never been afraid to keep listeners guessing. She performs straight-ahead vocal jazz so convincingly that some admirers think that she is really a jazz singer at heart; she performs folk-rock and adult alternative so convincingly that other admirers believe that she is really a singer/songwriter at heart. And Naylor doesn't become any easier to categorize on Lucky Girl, which not only contains vocal jazz and folk-rock/adult alternative performances, but also moves into soul territory at times. This 2011 release finds Naylor putting her spin on a variety of familiar songs, which range from Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff's "Close the Door" (a major solo hit for the late Teddy Pendergrass in 1978, which was two years after he left Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes) to Henry Mancini's "Moon River" to Neil Young's "Only Love Can Break Your Heart." And Naylor still has fun with "acoustic smashing," which is her term for combining songs in unorthodox ways. For example, her interpretation of Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Surrey with the Fringe on Top" borrows the melody of George Benson's "Breezin'"; it's not what one expects from that Tin Pan Alley standard, but Naylor makes the two songs sound like a perfectly natural combination. And she even manages to surprise us on the Matt Dennis warhorse "Angel Eyes," which is one of those great but overdone standards that has been absolutely beaten to death over the years. Naylor's unlikely version is surprisingly funky; rarely does one hear "Angel Eyes" performed with such an overt R&B influence. The original songs (Naylor co-wrote nine of the CD's eleven tracks with pianist and longtime collaborator Art Khu) aren't any less surprising; one never knows if a Naylor/Khu original will favor straight-ahead jazz or folk-rock/adult alternative. Naylor's sense of adventure is alive and well on Lucky Girl, which is yet another creative triumph for the hard-to-categorize vocalist.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:53:30
- Main artists: Jacqui Naylor
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Ruby Star Records
- Genre: Jazz Vocal Jazz
(C) 2011 Ruby Star Records (P) 2011 Ruby Star Records
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