I first heard of Jill Scott back in 2000, in Israel. One of the other American students, a girl from Marietta, was listening to her cd nonstop and it quickly grew on me.
Here is the blurb from Creative Loafing:
If JILL SCOTT's latest CD, The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3 (Hidden Beach Recordings), doesn't prove she's moved out from under the shadows of Erykah Badu and the Roots, nothing will. Sexy, slinky, honest, raw and luscious, The Real Thing lives up to its name, as the three-time Grammy winner uses her spoken-word background to exquisite (and seductive) rapping effect on tunes such as "Wanna Be Loved." The string arrangements that grace The Real Thing should prove sweet fodder for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the city's biggest backup band, for this performance Wed., JULY 30. This soul is, after all, from Philly, which practically invented soulful string arrangements. $38-$100. 8 p.m. Chastain Park Amphitheater, 4469 Stella Drive. 404-233-2227. www.ticketmaster.com.
Yeah, the show is a little spendy, but I'd bet my boots it's worth every penny. |
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