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Janiva Magness
DO I MOVE YOU?
CD review by Pat Benny
Janiva Magness, longtime premier blues diva
from Southern California, has expanded her impressive portfolio
with this new CD, "Do I Move You" Drawing on her years of experience, Miss Magness' latest recording delivers a fine
sampling of some of the many styles in the Blues genre.
The eponymous track is a wonderful tribute
to its composer, Nina Simone. Magness captures the same, sultry
deliverance of Simone, and the same jazz infused tempo with her gifted vocal inflections. It is this same sense of timing and
emotion which makes her cover of "You Were Never Mine" so
beautifully heartbreaking.
Magness also gives credence to the
Willie Dixon/Ralph Bass composition, "Workin' on Me Baby" The little
stutter in the tempo at the bridge is intended and well
executed. Just as precise is the version of Jeff Turmes'
composition, "Don't Let Your Memories" Turmes' acoustic
guitars are blended to Janiva's vocals as if they were made for
each other.
From the rough edges of Chicago, to
the melodic West Coast Swing; from the Delta Blues to the
charmingly flirtatious "Stealin' Sugar" Janiva Magness has once again
presented a superbly diverse recording that is sure to please
blues lovers, everywhere.
Released on the Northernblues Music label,
"Do I Move You" can be found at:
www.JANIVAMAGNESS.com and
www.northernblues.com
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