Jude Johnstone - Blue Light
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Artist: Jude JohnstoneEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2007-08-21
Music Label: Bojak Records
Soundtracks:
- Blue Light
- That's Why I'm Leavin' You
- Best Friend
- New York Morning
- Never Been the Same
- Good Day
- I'll Believe You
- Paper Doll
- Losin' Head
- Quitin' Time
- Walk Away
- Over And Done
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Free Music Review: Something to get jazzed about
Hit: 5 Stars
I've been a fan of Jude's music since I first heard her perform live several years ago. I'm still a fan because she consistently releases music that connects with me both emotionally and sonically. That happens so rarely with me that I am always anxious to hear what new material Jude has waiting in the wings. Given my love of Jude's songwriting and my ever-growing appreciation for music of the Golden Era, I was extremely "jazzed" to hear that Jude was going to be releasing this CD of self-penned torch and jazz-influenced music. I knew I was in for a treat, and Jude did not disappoint.
Fans of Jude's two previous releases will undoubtedly enjoy this CD as well because of the similarities between it and her previous work. The subject matter and melancholy tone of her earlier lyrics appear again throughout this CD as well as her heavy use of piano and string arrangements. But for all of its similarities to Jude's previous work, this CD has just enough new elements to keep a faithful listener intrigued. These "new" elements are, namely, a "jazzier" and "blusier" tone to the tracks. While these elements are definitely at the forefront of the songs' arrangements, it would be misleading to say that this CD is a full-on jazz CD complete with long, improvised musical solos and scatting. (Anyone expecting to hear those elements will be disappointed--or relieved--depending on one's musical leanings.) Instead, Blue Light is more of a tasteful homage to a musical style that Jude grew up listening to and still greatly reveres.
The lyrics on Blue Light deal with the same topics and emotions that are explored on Jude's previous efforts and are as strong and effective as ever. A line from the stunning track, "Paper Doll," describes the overarching tone and theme of the CD's: "So here's a sad song/ You'll need one after all." While such lyrics pack an obvious melancholy punch, Jude's lyrics never come across as melodramatic. While the majority of the tracks deal with the reckoning of emotional scars left in the wake of romances gone awry, one standout track, the elegant and almost prayerful "New York Morning," seems to be more of a love song to the Empire State. One of the track's best lyrics: "Somebody told me/ That it's all in the stars/And this flesh and bone is/ Really not what we are," is especially poignant in light of the upcoming anniversary of the September 11th attacks on New York.
The CD ends with a "goodbye" trifecta---three songs which chronicle relationships (romantic or otherwise) that have come to an end. "Quittin' Time"--perhaps my personal favorite on this CD--contains some of the most gut-wrenching lyrics to have ever come from Jude's pen: "I knew someday you'd leave/ The moment that you wanted to," and the image-rich, "I knew that love would lose/ That one day you would say goodbye/ And vanish like the sun/ Into a Winter sky." On "Walk Away," Jude sings, "I know you don't love me/ I know you never will," accompanied by a deceptively peppy musical arrangement. Rounding out the trifecta is the bonus track, "Over and Done," which was written and recorded by Jude in 1983 and was the inspiration for the making of this album.
With the 12 tracks on Blue Light, Jude has managed to craft a top-notch CD for true music lovers. There is something on this CD for everyone---new fans and old. While new listeners will have their curiosities piqued to hear Jude's previous recordings, old fans--like myself--will have their curiosities piqued to hear what musical roads Jude will take us down next. I, for one, look forward to the trip.
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Jude Johnstone's newest release Blue Light is a rediscovery of a musical style rather than a departure from the flavor of her previous critically acclaimed CDs Coming of Age and On a Good Day. The music of Blue Light possesses the sensitive, soulful and poetic qualities found in the prior discs but returns Johnstone to the musical influences she grew up with listening to Sarah Vaughn, Tony Bennett, Rosemary Clooney and Glen Miller from her father's record collection. Blue Light conveys the emotional depth of Johnstone's songwriting delivered in her passionate voice supported by sophisticated, spacious arrangements.Jude Johnstone's new release Blue Light, is a rediscovery of a musical style rather than a departure from the flavor of her previous works in critically acclaimed CDs Coming of Age, and On a Good Day. The music of Blue Light possesses the sensitive, soulful and poetic qualities found in the prior discs but returns Johnstone to the musical influences she grew up with listening to Sarah Vaughn, Tony Bennett, Rosemary Clooney and Glen Miller from her father's record collection. Blue Light conveys the emotional depth of Johnstone's songwriting delivered in her passionate voice supported by sophisticated, spacious arrangements. Standard Jewel Case.
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