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Quiet Joy
a joy from start to finish
Official release of Quiet Joy, Jennifer's second collaboration with guitarist
Peter Sprague, is on May 18th, but pre-release copies are available here
at jennifer-lee.net right now. Be among the first to hear this fantastic new
recording!
Recorded at Spragueland Studios in Encinitas, California, this CD features
Jennifer on all three of her primary instruments – vocals, guitar and piano
– as well as on finger snaps, bells and wind chimes. This disc is an exciting
mix of originals, standards and Brazilian songs. Jennifer’s arrangements,
while interesting and unique, are also always musical and always in the
service heartfelt expression.
Listen to some song samples from ‘Quiet Joy’:
- I Hear Music | 1:20
- Quiet Joy | 1:12
- Menina da Lua | 1:10
- O Barquinho | 1:20
- Music of Your Soul | 1:10
- You Knew | 1:10
- O Pato | 1:20
- Menininha do Portao | 1:14
- Baby Mine | 1:04
- I Don’t Want to Fall | 1:54
- Amor Certinho / S’Wonderful | 1:10
- Pennies From Heaven | 1:12
- On a Clear Day / Never Never Land | 1:10
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Jaywalkin’
where blue skies,
inchworms and
jaywalking come together
Jaywalkin’, Jennifer’s debut release as lead vocalist, is both a tribute
to the straight-ahead jazz tradition and a step or two outside of that tradition.
This provocative collection of standards, originals and Brazilian songs features
guitarist Peter Sprague (Jennifer’s co-producer and co-arranger) and bassist
Bob Magnusson. From her poignant, dream-like interpretation of “I’m Old Fashioned”,
to her heavily funkified version of “The Inchworm”, Jennifer will keep you
transfixed. “A delicious listening experience,” says Reese Erlich of Jazz
Perspectives.
(Click here to hear for yourself.)
Listen to some song samples from ‘Jaywalkin'’:
- Blue Skies | 0:52
- Night & Day | 1:08
- I’m Old Fashioned | 1:11
- Jaywalkin’ | 0:50
- Note to My Niece | 1:15
- Rosa / Claire de Lune | 0:59
- The Inchworm | 0:57
- Baltimore Oriole | 1:24
- November in the Snow | 1:21
- Chega de Saudade | 1:06
- Please Don’t Talk About Me | 1:09
- Cathy’s Song | 1:12
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Quint-Essential
five wonderfully unique, distinctive voices
fifteen marvelous songs
one remarkable CD
Quint-Essential, a compilation of the works of five Bay Area based vocalists,
is unique in both content and form. Jennifer’s selections on this recording
feature three of the Bay Area's finest instrumentalists: guitarist Jeff Buenz,
bassist John Shifflett, and drummer Jason Lewis. This superb trio creates
a musical landscape that is the perfect playground for Jennifer’s rich, sultry
vocals.
(Click here to hear for yourself.)
Quint-Essential also includes the wonderful work of Shanna Carlson, Sharman Duran, Jenna Mammina, and Cathi Walkup. “These five women have crafted a singular work of music that celebrates the intrinsic beauty of each song, transcending the familiar and illuminating the sublime. A quintessential CD for lovers of jazz,” says Wayne Saroyan of JazzWest.
Listen to some song samples from ‘Quint-Essential’:
- I’ll Remember April | 0:28
- Don’t Blame Me | 0:38
- I Love Being Here with You | 0:40
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$13.99 ( + shipping / handling + 8.75 % tax in
CA )