Monday, February 25, 2008
Jill Scott: Soul Essential
This woman does more than express her voice when she sings a song. She brings forth an essence from a well-of self awareness and self-confidence. She means what she sings. She sounds like a fully flexed and well exuded verb. The song may call for her to be a little more low key in some settings vs. others, but her clear space and identity are always well-stated and solid.
I love the scene in the Dave Chapelle's block party when she replied "Have you ever seen my show?" when Michel Gondry asked if she was nervous, I think it was in context of watching Erykah Badu precede her.
When VH1 Soul seemed to continually loop the performances in today's You Tube clip selections late last summer, I'd let it roll. The band is kicking hard and always has the beat in just the right groove, letting her testify about she's living her life like its golden.
Anyway, full disclosure: part of why I'm posting here is so I can have easy access to these clips so I can listen to this most determined of modern soul voices and one tight kicking band do their thing. If any of you check it out and dig, well, that makes it even better. Not enough folks out there know about her and should know about her. So I do my part to embed here.
Jill Scott speaks on another clip "I love where I am. I love the music that's coming out of me...I'm not afraid of jazz or blues or soul or gospel or funk or any of it."... "False passion is a waste of time." To my ears, Jill Scott's music both feels modern and eternal and most certainly, there is no doubt that she indeed mean what she sings.
posted by well-executed buffet at 5:17 PM
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