Jacqui Naylor

Jacqui Naylor – Treasures Of The Heart (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 59:26 minutes | 1,31 GB | Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Ruby Star Records

Treasures Of The Heart is the twelfth album from celebrated vocalist and composer Jacqui Naylor. Her signature sound permeates this uplifting fourteen-track album with Naylor’s soulful voice, tight band work, and famed, genre-blending arrangements on four covers and ten original compositions. Highlights include an Afro-Cuban-inspired take on the Rodgers and Hart classic I Didn’t Know What Time It Was, a sensitive interpretation of Bacharach and David’s iconic This Guy’s In Love With You, the inspiring and funky Naylor and Khu original Treasures Of The Heart, and their soulful nod to classic R&B on their composition All That We Could Be. Naylor’s all-star band includes Art Khu on piano, organ, Rhodes, celeste, and guitar; Richie Goods on basses; Ele Howell on drums and percussion; and Eric Jekabson on flugelhorn. Together, they create a sensitive, dynamic, and thoroughly captivating album!

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Jacqui Naylor – The Long Game (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 59:15 minutes | 653 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Ruby Star Records

The Long Game is the 11th album from celebrated vocalist and songwriter, Jacqui Naylor. Known for her ability to seamlessly weave genres and styles from different eras, this artist creates a meaningful collection of love songs, replete with R&B inspired original compositions, Latin imbued jazz standards and sensitively crafted rock anthems. The musicianship and camaraderie of Naylor and long-time bandmates shine brightly throughout this thoughtfully produced album.
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