Jacqui Naylor, The Color Five - 56m 29s

Tracks & Durations

1. Blue Moon	3:44
2. Hot Legs	3:21
3. Easy Ride From Here	3:40
4. Summertime	3:28
5. Love Gets In The Way	3:58
6. Sit and Rest a While	3:12
7. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For	3:24
8. History of Love	3:32
9. You Don't Know What Love Is	4:30
10. Love For Sale	3:40
11. Angel of Mine	3:13
12. Lola	3:22
13. Losing My Religion	5:10
14. Drive On	3:14
15. Here's To Life	4:51

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Review

At first listen, the low-throated Jaqui Naylor is reminiscent of Madeleine Peyoux; but unlike Peyroux, Naylor sometimes sounds as if she's trying too hard. Not vocally, mind you (the singer remains smoothly assured throughout) but in her choice of arrangements: Some of the selections are sung to other songs' melodies in what Naylor calls "acoustic smashes" (which are described as "orchestrated blends of two different songs, usually a classic rock tune with a jazz standard.") The Color Five is split three ways between traditional covers, the "acoustic smash" covers, and Naylor originals (which have a kind of Lucinda Williams vibe). The standards are all obvious, perhaps too much ("Blue Moon," "Summertime," "Love for Sale") but they're done nicely. It's on the pop-rock selections that the acoustic smashing sometimes goes awry. The Kinks' "Lola," done to Lee Morgan's "Sidewinder," is oddly winning as an organ-driven, conga-accented number, and Rod Stewart's "Hot Legs" is sung to Herbie Hancock's funky "Cantaloupe Island." But U2's "I Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" ("acoustically smashed" to the tune of Miles Davis' "All Blues") unfortunately brings to mind Bill Murray's old lounge-singer act on Saturday Night Live. It's nice to see Naylor take chances, but sometimes you have to find the gold within a song, not import it from somewhere else. --Elisabeth VincentelliSan Francisco-based vocalist and songwriter Jacqui Naylor launches her fifth CD, The Color Five, with shimmering hints of jazz, pop, and rock while adding touches of gospel, folk, blues, and even a little humor into the mix. With The Color Five, Naylor has created an eclectic yet seamless recording of five original tunes, five impeccably-chosen covers, and five of her trademark "acoustic smashes." Acoustic smashing - a phrase coined by Naylor to describe this unique style - is the singing of a rock tune over a jazz standard or vice versa. For example, Naylor sings the Gershwins' classic "Summertime" over the groove of The Allman Brothers' "Whipping Post" or U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" over Miles Davis' "All Blues."

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The Color Five

Tracks: 15, Disk length: 55m 59s (-1m 30s)

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