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URBAN LEGACY
Artist: Julia Jordan
Julia Jordan guitar, vocals; Phil Gates lead guitar & bass;
Stanley Jordan lead guitar
on Revolution; Rena Beavers drums; Melena Percussion; Ron
Battle Bass.
Here is a group of original songs by singer, songwriter Julia
Jordan that will hypnotize
and entertain. You can immediately tell that she is enamored by
the music and talents of Joni Mitchell. Even so, this talented
lady manages to establish her own special blend of style and
guitar rhythms. She decorates her guitar instrumentation with
interesting prose and her own vocal harmonics. Patience is a
tune that catches the listener’s ear like the hook of a
dangling earring. It grabs the attention with it’s pretty
melody, introduced by the soft clarity of Julia Jordan’s
crystal clear voice. With poignant lyrics, both introspective
and melancholy, the beauty of both words and melody are
spellbinding.
Revolution has a Latin flavor and reminds me of days I spent in
Spain. It features the
magic of Stanley Jordan on lead guitar. There is a taste of
Stevie Wonder wrapped into
the chord changes of this tune. He may be another inspiration
to this young songwriter.
Wrapped in the Latin mood, she incorporates effective movement
of time with unique
lyrical patterns. I especially like the clarity throughout this
project. There’s no clutter of big production and Julia
Jordan’s voice is not lost inside a toobusy
track of multimusicians. There is only Julia, her guitar,
and a few tasty musicians who totally support the songwriter’s
musical ideas. Producer Phil Gates is to be congratulated on a
production that brings the artist to life and showcases her
voice, her songs and her style first and foremost. The
composition Naked is full of energy. It features feisty lyrics
that taunt and rhythms that make you want to get up and dance.
Whisper repeats itself melodically and lyrically. On this song,
drums, tamborine and percussion add spice to Julia Jordan’s
guitar and take a turn towards World Music with African or
Arabian roots. This song chants it’s way into your heart. If
you are looking for something new, exciting, creative,
enchanting and beautiful, take a listen to Urban Legacy. It
exposes the musical canvas Julia Jordan uses to paint her own
unique collection of ten pictures, using music, lyric and
imagination. Her voice is the evermoving paint brush.
Reviewed by: Dee Dee McNeil
April, 2008
Submitted to: www.LAJazz.com
Dee Dee McNeil
April 2008
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