Bonnie J Jensen - Shimmer
out now.
“S H I M M E R is the most personal and intimate of
Bonnie's 4 releases to date. Her trademarks are all there, the smoky
timbre of her voice, the pitch perfect accuracy, the lovely way she controls
her lower register. And as with her other albums, her songs are blessed
with superb backups, in this case Matt McMahon, James Muller and
Graham Jesse whose solos in particular, perfectly complement the melodies.”
High points include the searing Muller solo on Mose
Alison's "Everybody's Crying Mercy”, the rich lyrical imagery and a
luscious chord change in the standout track, Bonnie's own “Without A
Word”, and the deceptive simplicity of Rodgers' “My Romance”, which in fact was
one of his own favourites and shows off some lovely restrained playing by a mature
James Morrison.
The variety in this CD is another strength, calling
upon the tunes of Stevie Wonder and Sting to complement a couple of deliciously
seductive bossas. Throughout it has the contemporary feel that was just
hinted at in her excellent earlier CDs. This is a logical next step for
an artist who clearly has a vision for her craft and knows where she is
going. It'll be fun to tag along for the ride.
Steve Robertson
On air - PBS Radio, Melbourne, April 11, 2010
for more about Bonnie: http://www.myspace.com/bonniejjensen http://bonniejjensen.com
Personnel:
Graham
Jesse – Flute, Alto Flute, Soprano Sax, Tenor Sax
James
Muller – Guitars
Matt
McMahon – Piano, Fender Rhodes
Nicolas
McBride – Drums
Phil Stack
– Double Bass
Fabian
Hevia – Percussion
Special
Guest: James Morrison – Flugelhorn
Belinda
Jezek – Violin
Nicole
Masters - Violin
Jacqueline
Cronin – viola
Tim
Nankervis – Cello
Track
Listing:
1 Spend
a Little Time with Me
2 Here
Comes the Rain again
3 Bluesette
4 Without
a Word
5 Sweetest
Somebody I know
6 Higher
Ground
7 Everybody’s
Cryin’ Mercy
8 If
you Love Somebody
9 Come
Take my Hand
10 My
Romance
11 Stolen
Moments
12 First
Love’s Call
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