Album Review: You and the Night and the Music from Lucia Jackson
Album: You and the Night and the Music Artist: Lucia Jackson Label: Roni Music Website: www.luciajackson.com The culmination of bluesy bossa nova vocals and smooth jazz instrumentation makes for an easy listening repertoire on You and the Night and the Music from chanteuse Lucia Jackson. Her debut offering, produced by her father Ron Jackson, sheds new light on classic selections from the Great American Songbook and the pages of Billboards top 20 pop hits. Honorably, her interpretation of Paul McCartney and John Lennon's timeless melody "And I Love Him" is exquisite, conditioning the ballad with her soothing vocals sprinkled in sparse guitar chords performed by her father. Her version of the classic melody breathes new life into a favorite pop novelty. Jackson kicks up her heels along the bopping rhythm of the title track written by Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz. Her refined and relaxing vocal style treats the n...