Jennifer's CD Reviews

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Jazz Society of Oregon   June2009
GEORGE FRENDEL & KYLE O'BRIEN, Reviewers
Jennifer Lee/Quiet Joy
There's something to be said for purity of voice, especially in a jazz world glutted with female talent. Bay Area singer Lee possesses that purity, delivering both swing and ...

East Bay Express   May 27, 2009
LEE HILDEBRAND, Arts Reviewer
Jennifer Lee/Quiet Joy
Bossa nova — the Brazilian blend that made significant inroads into American jazz and pop during the 1960s with its combination of the swing of jazz and the sway of ...

jazzreview.com   May 22, 2009
Susan Frances, Arts Reviewer
Jennifer Lee/Quiet Joy
Vocalist Jennifer Lee treats audiences to a sun-filled repertoire of American standards, Brazilian classics and three original compositions written by Lee on her latest...

Jazz.com   May 22, 2009
Mark Saleski, Reviewer
Jennifer Lee/Quiet Joy
Somehow, sultry Brazilian rhythms manage to be both relaxing and energizing. That's certainly the way I feel about the title track from Jennifer Lee's new album. The...

AllAboutJazz.com   May 20, 2009
Woodrow Wilkins, Reviewer
Jennifer Lee/Quiet Joy
When a vocalist does a collection of standards, it's important to create something that stands out—something that distinguishes his/her recording from so many others...

Swing2Bop.com   May 17, 2009
Bruce Crowther, Reviewer
Jennifer Lee/Quiet Joy
A very pleasing album of good songs, elegantly played and sung showing flair and understanding. No flash and thunder, just first rate musicianship. Jennifer Lee...

PopMatters   May 15, 2009
Will Layman, Reviewer
Jennifer Lee/Quiet Joy
Here is an unknown singer out of the California Bay Area. Unknown musicians, too. Small label. The cover photo is of the leader in her backyard garden...

Midwest Record Recap   May 5, 2009
Chris Spector, Arts Reviewer
Jennifer Lee/Quiet Joy
In the tradition of California cool jazz/big band singers of the 50's, Lee works her way around the classics with a California crew that still remembers ...

Cabaret Exchange Apil 9, 2009
George W Carroll The Musicians' Ombudsman
Jennifer Lee/Quiet Joy
She comes at you like a polished Blossom Dearie..........She phrases like Ella..........Her repertoire is classic.......And last, her sidemen choices are such that her project ...

AllAboutJazz August 2003
Dan McClenaghan Music Reviewer
J-Walkin’ Jennifer Lee | SBE Records
Listen. What grabs you about Jennifer Lee's artistic approach is her self-assured genuineness. The vocalist's debut CD, J-Walkin' leaves a strong impression of lack ...

All About Jazz December 2003
Michael P. Gladstone Music Reviewer
J-Walkin’ Jennifer Lee | SBE Records
From the first note of this debut album, one can't help but be smitten with the charm and delivery of this San Francisco-based singer. I would expect that such an ...

Jazz Now December 2003
Ferdinand Maylin Reviewer
J-Walkin’ Jennifer Lee | SBE Records
Jennifer Lee sings the Jerome Kern/Johnny Mercer number "I'm Old Fashioned" on this CD, and that is all to the good. Jennifer sings with a personal interpretation in a ...

L.A. Jazz Scene November 2003
Scott Yanow Reviewer
J-Walkin’ Jennifer Lee | SBE Records
A warm yet cool-toned and subtle singer based in San Francisco, Jennifer Lee makes her debut as a leader with J-Walkin’. Her versions of standards are often ...

S F Bay Guardian September 2003
Lee Hildebrand Reviewer
J-Walkin’ Jennifer Lee | SBE Records
Irving Berlin may have written "Blue Skies" in Manhattan, but Bing Crosby gave it a sunny California ambience when he performed it in the 1946 movie musical of ...

JazzReview.com  August 2003
Cheryl Hughey Interviewer
J-Walkin’ Jennifer Lee | SBE Records
In her debut solo album, J-Walkin’, Jennifer Lee creates a mellow melting pot of newly arranged standards with a few surprises of her own. Almost daring not to ...

San Jose Mercury News  September 9, 2003
Andrew Gilbert Interviewer
J-Walkin’ Jennifer Lee | SBE Records
Jennifer Lee celebrates the release of her debut solo album, J-Walkin’, at The Edge nightclub in Palo Alto on Sunday afternoon, with guitarist Jeff Buenz, bassist John ...

Quiet Joy CD cover
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Photo Credit: Hugh Lovell

Jaywalkin' CD cover
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Photo Credit: Billy Winters

Quint-Essential CD cover
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