Jennifer Robin has long felt that she most freely expresses her thoughts and feelings through music. Recently she has seen a lot of life and Nonodey is a beautifully crafted 11 song set that dives into the depths of this emotional pool and pulls up t [+]Jennifer Robin has long felt that she most freely expresses her thoughts and feelings through music. Recently she has seen a lot of life and Nonodey is a beautifully crafted 11 song set that dives into the depths of this emotional pool and pulls up thought provoking lyrics that are picturesque, oblique and hopeful. Jennifer is responsible for both the music and the lyrics.
Nonodey (a feminine name meaning "little plum") is the third CD from Jennifer. The first being the uniquely titled "Fish Up A Tree" and recorded for the Japanese label Denon. It was released world-wide and distributed in the US. on A+M. It received rave reviews and strong airplay. Andy Denemark from The Jazz Show hosted by David Sanborn said "It's a wonderful collection of songs. I'ts not pure jazz. It's not pure folk. It's pure enjoyment." The CD made it into the radio trade magazine The Gavin Report as one of the Top Ten Favorite Adult Alternative releases of '91. It was highly played on College, Jazz and Wave radio. Her second CD "Eye Of The Storm" was released on Pony Canyon in Japan and Southeast Asia. It was given the highest rating in Stereo Magazine.
The instrumentation on Nonodey has been kept deliberately simple. It has a very warm acoustic sound. At the heart is Jennifer's unusual picking style on steel string guitar. Her very intimate voice is clear, vulnerable, playful and reassuring all at the same time. It often has the effect of whispering in your ear. She adds spoken word that gives it a sly beatnik vibe reminiscent of poetry readings from the early coffee houses.
She is surrounded by such diverse instruments as flute and clarinet played by jazz whizz Jeff Clayton, Dominic Genova on acoustic bass, snappy live percussion by Michito Sanchez, cello by Roger Lebow, live drums by jazzy Quentin Dennard and multi-gifted Greg Porée played nylon, steel and electric guitars. Greg produced Nonodey as well. He has produced such luminary talents as Vinx, Charlie Terrel, Arnold McCullers and Gretchen Lieberum. This is the second collaboration for Jennifer and Greg.
Nonodey is the first release on Jennifer's own label Risky Robin Records and is a very personal expression of the way she sees, hears, and walks through the world.
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Reviewer: BLISS-PASADENA WEEKLY
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