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Jill
Jones/Chris Bruce
TWO
By Steven Fullwood
Back
in 1987 when singer/songwriter Jill Jones released her eponymous debut on
Prince’s Paisley Park label, I was immediately smitten with her voice. From pop
to R&B to soul with jazz arrangements, Jones seemed to be able to do anything
with her voice. And she did. From then until now, she’s added supporting vocals
to projects by Sheila E., Teena Marie, Trevor Horn, Ronnie Jordan and Ryuichi
Sakamoto, but it would be over a decade before she would record another solo
album.
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So imagine my delight when TWO, Jones'
collaborative project with guitarist Chris Bruce, arrived at my front
door. A far cry from her debut, TWO is an oasis of sound, a sacred
place where these two musicians effortlessly blend their talents and
the result is startling fresh.
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Jones writes from the heart and her lyrics demand attention – whether she’s traveling
through time spheres (“Station”), lazily drifting through a daydream collecting
parts of herself (“Sleepy Daydream”) or celebrating the self-destructive self
(“Pissing All Over The Sun”). Bruce’s elegant riffs support Jones’ poetic
journeys into the unknown with warm, simple melodies that allow the singer the
freedom to be adventurous. Her cover of
Alex Chiton’s “Kanga Roo” is quite engaging; her soothing voice reverberates
through the song, and slowly billows to fill the entire song. Quieter tunes
like “Run Scared” and “The Mission” are sublime in their simplicity. All said,
TWO was not only worth the wait, it’s a supreme effort from two artists that the
world needs to know.M
September 2001
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