Jacqui Naylor

Jacqui Naylor | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 1, 1999)
• Original Release Date: November 7, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Ruby Records
• ASIN: B00000IRFB
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #209,068 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An irresistible voice to fall in love with, May 22, 2003

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Raul Saavedra (Caracas, Venezuela) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jacqui Naylor (Audio CD)

I have had this CD for more than a year now, and by now I've heard it easily more than a hundred times. Jacqui has a wonderfully puzzling voice. It is cristaline and beautiful, and also somewhat hard to figure out, as if having different modes. This I really mean in a positive way. As it is well known, she sometimes sounds like Billy Holiday (e.g. in parts of Lazybones, The way you look tonight, a bit in Two sleepy people), but sometimes she has an absolutely unique sound (e.g. Nocturne, May I come in, I cover the waterfront, In the wee small hours), and *then* in particular I experience an endless fascination when listening to her. Her voice sounds almost understanding, it's a voice to fall in love with, a voice that caresses you generously, that cries softly but deeply about longing and loneliness, that can be playful, and also wise, a voice that almost listens to you and comforts you while sharing with you its own heart out so beautifully, puzzling and also oh so irresistible... If I had to pick favorites songs on this CD, they would probably be May I come in, In the wee small hours, I cover the waterfront, Nocturne, and Something cool, but all songs in this CD make it a pleasurable journey to listen to, from start to end. This actually has become one of my favorite female vocal CD's, and needless to say, Jacqui is one of my favorite female singers, the others being Rebecca Pidgeon, and Diana Krall (well and Arleen Auger). I highly highly recommend this CD, in particular for anyone that is very fond of female vocals.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars singing at its finest, September 21, 2001

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LA Music Lover - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jacqui Naylor (Audio CD)

Great singers know that singing loudly is not necessarily singing with emotion and that stretching and compressing the tempo does not necessarily make a great jazz singer. Great singing rises naturally out of a song, causing you to listen to it because you want to, not because the singer shouts for you to do so.

Jacqui Naylor is a great singer. She sings within a song, poking at it's edges enough to create tension, her voice fondling each word before passing on to the next one, letting the lyric work its magic. And what magic is worked here. She can be sexy (something cool), sad (in the wee small hours), and romantic (embraceable you). And yes she can swing (the way you look tonight). Her saxophone player Bob Johnson has a full Ben Webster like sound that contrasts perfectly with her voice by flirting with it at just the right moment. Singer and tenor saxophone player: no, she's not Billie Holiday (no one could be) but, oh, once in a while the phrasing, the inflection is startling in how it sounds LIKE Billie. The song that combines all the elements is "tell me more & more, & then some." At times Jacqui drops from her high voice to low to great effect, giving it a blues flavor. Her singing does not demand you to listen to it: it causes you to. Her singing washes over you. All you can do is surrender to it and enjoy it.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning, August 12, 2001

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Don A. Frascinella "Don F 2009" (The City By The Bay, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jacqui Naylor (Audio CD)

Jacqui has an absolutely spellbinding voice. I had the pleasure of seeing her at the San Jose Jazz Fest and found myself totally lost in her music. Her arrangement of "So Far Away" far surpasses the original and her soulful presentation of "Me and Mr. Jones" causes shivers. See her in concert the next time. And dig her version of Pink Floyd's "money". It's true to the original - even to the lyrics.

Now about this CD. Beauttifully captures the sensual style of her voice. I can't find one weak spot. Her version of "The Way You Look Tonight" is better than Diana Krall's. "Lazybones" is another stylish offering Another favorite of mine is "Embraceable You'.

Jacqui's style is often characterized as jazz, but really is a cross between cabaret and jazz, with some blues put in. Fans of all these styles will appreciate Jacqui's work. And seek out "Live at the Plush Room". It has a wonderful version of "Ain't no Sunshine".