2015 – Blackgold
Production Co.
By Phillip Smith; Jan 9, 2016
As I listen to the debut
album, Please Save Your Love For Me, from
Ebony Jo-Ann, I wonder why this phenomenal
singer is just now coming into my awareness.
Whatever the reason, I’m so glad this album journeyed my way. Produced by Danny Kean, who Ebony Jo-Ann
first crossed paths with at Ashford
& Simpson’s Sugar Bar in New
York City, the album delicately delivers some of the most soulful blues I’ve
heard.
Ashford & Simpson penned song “Just Rain” begins the music journey with
nightclub blues at its best. The sassy
vocal stylings of Ms. Jo-Ann and bluesy
guitar licks from Mark Bowers sound
so sweet against the stellar horn section. The Percy
Mayfield classic “Send Someone to Love”, is a beautiful piece. Kean
pours a ton of soul into his piano performance as he also joins Ms. Jo-Ann on vocals, making this
timeless classic a hip and cool duet.
Another favorite, “Burning World”, preaches enlightenment and
empowerment to save our burning world. Ms. Jo-Ann’s vocals are smooth and
powerful as Bowers delivers a smoking
guitar performance.
Ebony Jo-Ann
has definitely got it going on with this ten track album, which also boasts splendid
covers of blues classics Bumble Bee Slim/Eddie
Miller’s “Muddy Water” and Memphis
Sheiks’ “Sitting on Top of the World”. This is about as good as it gets.
For more information on Ebony Jo-Ann, visit her website at:
http://ejkdkd.wix.com/ebony-jo-ann-dot-com
http://ejkdkd.wix.com/ebony-jo-ann-dot-com
