Kendra Ross - New Voice
Lola's Child Music presents a new vocalist - a new writer - a "New Voice" to the game of R&B music! And without wasting any moments to spare, Ms. Ross plays directly the path of a club setting, crowd crooning flow that's sure to persuade the immediate attention. In fact, she came with a full fledged band, full of talent & creativity, that I'm sure you will grab the volume control to your ipod & listen in to the compositions for its complete state of mixture.
The personnel includes Lonnie Plaxico - Bass; Chris Rob - Keyboards; Daniel Sadownick - Percussion; Christian Ver Halen - Guitar; Skoota Warner - Drums; Key - Background Vox & Nicole Hamilton - Background Vox. There's additional support mentioned from the liner notes & they came to get down!
The CD is tight! It will not disappoint. In fact, I had to take a deep breath before dropping this review because the project hit me from so many angles! I was impressed with the songwriting skills, vocal connections, song sequencings, Teo's sax solo in "Teo's Intro", so on & so on, etc & etc. There's a contemporary, traditional approach, but it leaves a tasty treat of neo on your palate.
The compositions has texture, which are not too prominent in todays R&B/Hip-Hop. It's very much needed & Ms Ross & her crew brought it to the kitchen table, along with the main ingredients!
The duet with Eric Roberson on "Why Can't I See" was organic & sexy, all at the same time! Groove-driven comes the title track "New Voice". The melody will stick to you!; I immediately hit the repeat button on "I'm So Okay", for it simply reminded me of her ability to croon a mid-tempo ballad, check it!; Followed very closely to "Real Deal". Even Hip-Hop artist Talib Kweli laced a featured solo!
Track Listings
-- New Voice
-- I'm So Okay
-- Real Deal
-- Interlude - Keep It Loose
-- 1st Time
-- I Got U
-- Can I Keep It? feat Talib Kweli & Tiye Phoenix
-- Teo's Intro
-- Send Me Somebody To Love
-- You Made The Difference
-- Why Can't I See? (feat Eric Roberson)
-- Has2B
-- Interlude - Keep It Tight
-- Very Well
-- Man You Love Blues
Parting Note: They should've kept the interlude track "Keep It Loose" flowing, but that's OK. The time span was good enough for a tease!
Again, Ms. Ross comes from all angles of soul, from either being bluesy or simply being traditional, she will slowly but surely become a force to be reckoned with, so as long as she stays consistent...
I'm Gone.
T.J.H.
The Urban Music Scene
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