{"product_id":"birds-ulftone","title":"Birds [Ulftone]","description":"Personnel includes: Jenifer (vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, marimbas).\u003cbr\u003eRecorded in Nashville, Tennesee in April \u0026amp; June 2000.\u003cbr\u003eJenifer Jackson, a New York City-based singer\/songwriter, is the daughter of legendary jazz radio DJ Julian Jackson and her vocal style owes a lot to the school of jazz vocals exemplified by Astrud Gilberto, Blossom Dearie, and Chet Baker. Clear, vibrato-free, and with a spun-glass delicacy, her voice gives the lightest songs on the album, like the early-Joni Mitchell-style \"The First Day of Winter,\" a shivery beauty. Musically, however, Birds has only a few jazzy elements -- a Milt Jacksonish vibes solo here, a bossa nova beat there -- in its mostly folk-rock-based, largely acoustic songs. \"Trouble Fire,\" with its expressive harmony vocals by Josh Rouse, and the pure country \"What You Said\" are more indicative: droning Hammond organ, slippery pedal steel, shimmering overdubbed acoustic guitars, and brushed drums dominate these 12 songs. Producer Brad Jones gives the album a hazy, miasmic quality -- especially on the near-psychedelic \"Mercury the Sun and Moon\" -- which adds an ethereal edge to even the earthiest and most plain-spoken songs. The results suggest what Hazeldine would have sounded like if they'd brought their moody, dark pop instincts to the foreground of their songs, or perhaps an alt-country Michael Penn. Dreamily sensual and surprisingly substantial, Birds is an unexpected, genre-mixing surprise. ~ Stewart Mason","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49154753888543,"sku":"4029758450024","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/6febdae6355449b8c6617550b8f1d490_2583acbf-7396-4f81-8801-5528db2a8e6b.jpg?v=1777960240","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/birds-ulftone","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}