Search - Jon Lucien :: By Request

Arthur Prysock, Barry White, and Lou Rawls with a South Seas

Samuel Chell | Kenosha,, WI United States | 10/23/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I tended to regard the late romantic soul crooner as primarily "for female consumption," probably because a woman acquaintance characterized him as a "jazz singer," and I couldn't hear the jazz (for that matter, I don't hear much jazz on those so-called "smooth" or "contemporary" jazz stations). But this guy gets under your skin after a while, especially when you see him not just as a crooner but a composer and creator of an exotic, Carribean-influenced soundscape (he often plays many of the instruments accompanying him). At times the accompaniment is overly thick and "synthesized" (the percussion sounding like drum machines), but this collection is, for the most part, a happy exception. If anyone has recorded a version of "Hello Like Before" to rival Nancy Wilson's, it's Jon Lucien."

Excellent

Alesia Williams | 08/12/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is very sensuous, romantic music. Swaying to the rhythmic sounds of island jazz, this entire cd mentally transports you and your lover to the Caribbean."