Jessy has become a good friend of Jazz FM and mine over the last few years and she just gets better and better. I first heard her debut CD ‘Tequila Moon’ at Paul Brown’s Funky Joint studio in California back in September 2007. I knew then this lady was special. Her debut and sophomore release ‘True Love’ featured huge Smooth Jazz #1s and put the lady on the map.
The new CD ‘Hot Sauce’ fires up some outstanding tracks. 8 of the 10 tracks are produced by the excellent Paul Brown too. Jessy let me listen to the opening track ‘Remember The Night’ back in May and I knew then we were in for a treat. There is the beautiful cool groove of ‘Rio Grande’ and also the vocal track ‘Rainbow Gold’ featuring Harvey Mason and Joe Sample. The sultry and mellow ‘Till You Make Your Mind Up’ is one of my faves at the moment. The Latin Jessy keeps that flavour flowing with ‘Meant To Be’. Another track which has crept up on me is the Bossa Nova-flavoured vocal ‘We Kissed’.
Jessy and Joe Sample
There are two cover versions on the album; a sensitive reading of Will Young’s ‘Leave Right Now’ and the Duke Ellington standard ‘In A Sentimental Mood’ featuring Saunders Sermon. The closing track ‘Last Night’ features Harvey Mason, Joe Sample and Ray Parker Jr and Jessy’s vocals star on the track ‘Last Night’. The new album is a ‘grower’ for sure…
Find out more about Jessy at her website.