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The Deep End

by Jamila Ford

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PDD My co-favorite is "Gentle Rain", but I decided that the sole original tune deserved special attention. I love Ford's understated vocals (always in command without ever being too "showy"). Favorite track: Silencio.
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1.
All Blues 05:33
The sea, the sky and you and I Sea and sky and you and I They're all blue, all shades, all hues, all blues Some blues are sad and some are glad Dark and sad or bright and glad They're all hues All shades, all hues, all blues Color, a color Sugar the blues is more than a color They are a moan of pain A taste of strife A sad refrain against which life Against which life is playing The blues can be the living dues we're all paying here The Sea, the sky and you and I Sea and Sky and you and I We're all blue, all shades, all hues, all blues
2.
Gentle Rain 06:07
We both are lost And alone in the world Walk with me In the gentle rain Don't be afraid, I've a hand For your hand and I Will be your love for a while I feel your tears as they fall On my cheek They are warm like gentle rain Come little one you have me in the World and our love will be sweet Very sweet Our love will Be sweet very sad Very sweet like gentle rain Like the gentle rain Like the gentle rain
3.
Silencio 03:50
Silencio (Ford, Crerie) It is the blue behind an April cloudy sky It’s the trust that makes us never question why The gentle whispering wind between the leaves Inspires the flower to blossom faithfully though sunlight can't be seen Feel the silencio between you and me The dance between the dreamer and the dream Silencio between you and me Your tender breath beneath the melody that's making my heart sing Oh, oh… It is the hope on which all best intentions lie It's the twinkle in the darkest midnight sky The force that brings all life from seed to green Sweet soul that stirs the sun to dawn And shakes me from my sleep Silencio between you and me The dance between the dreamer and the dream Silencio between you and me Your tender breath beneath the melody that's making my heart sing Oh, oh… Trumpet Solo Silencio between you and me The dance between the dreamer and the dream Silencio between you and me Your tender breath beneath the melody that's making my heart sing Silencio between you and me The dance between the dreamer and the dream Silencio between you and me Your tender breath beneath the melody that's making my heart sing Oh, oh...
4.
Sugar 04:39
Sweet sugar drips, from his sweet lips, the sugar is mine You bet your life sweet man like this would be hard to find He picks me up Makes me feel nice Makes me think twice about paradise Like sugar and spice And everything nice He's sugar to me Sweet sounds of joy come into my ear when sugar is near He sounds so sweet my heart skips a beat when my sugar's near He picks me up Makes me feel nice Makes me think twice about paradise Like sugar and spice And everything nice He's sugar to me
5.
Love me, love me, love me, say you do Let me fly away with you For my love is like the wind And wild is the wind Give me more than one caress Satisfy this hungriness Let the wind blow through your heart For wild is the wind You touch me I hear the sound of mandolins You kiss me With your kiss my life begins You're spring to me All things to me Don't you know you're life itself Like a leaf clings to a tree Oh my darling, cling to me For we're creatures of the wind And wild is the wind So wild is the wind You touch me I hear the sound of mandolins You kiss me With your kiss my life begins Dady, you're spring to me All things to me Don't you know you're life itself Like a leaf clings to a tree Oh my darling, cling to me For we're creatures of the wind And wild is the wind So wild is the wind Wild is the wind Wild is the wind Wild is the wind

about

Jamila Ford is an award-winning singer and songwriter from Los Angeles. Her timeless music draws inspiration from jazz, classic soul, and R’n’B. She has performed around the world as a solo artist and as a backing vocalist, lending her talent to the projects of artists such as multi-platinum selling jazz artist Melody Gardot, Spiritualized, and Bonnie Pointer.

Ford’s latest EP, The Deep End, is a collection of reinterpreted standards and an original composition. Ford’s smoky, sophisticated, and self-assured vocals breathe new life into “All Blues,” “Gentle Rain,” “Sugar,” and “Wild Is the Wind.” Her original composition, “Silencio,” is a strutting Latin-jazz tinged ode to the unspoken connection between lovers.

Says Jamila: "I love music and I love to sing. Music is my genuine path in life. It is the best way for me to give of myself to this world. I sacrifice for it in a way that I do for nothing else. I feel most whole and most connected when I’m on stage singing."

Jamila released her debut EP, the breezy Traces of the Day in January of 2001, the funky, 70’s R&B inspired Fabulous EP in 2003 and her first full-length album, the soulful and revealing Enough, in October 2010. Ford’s latest EP, The Deep End, is slated for a September 2014 release.

credits

released September 9, 2014

All Blues -
(Davis/Brown)
Vocal - Jamila Ford
Guitar - Mitchell Long
Piano - Pete Kuzma
Bass - Leslie King
Drums - Chuck Staab

Gentle Rain -
(Bonfa)
Arranged by Mitchell Long
Vocal - Jamila Ford
Guitar - Mitchell Long
Piano - Pete Kuzma
Bass - Leslie King
Drums/Percussion - Chuck Staab
Trumpet - Anthony Bonsera

*Silencio -
(Ford/Crerie)
Produced and arranged by Jamila Ford and Jeff Crerie
Lead and Backing Vocal - Jamila Ford
Guitar - Mitchell Long
Piano - Pete Kuzma
Bass - Leslie King
Drums - Chuck Staab
**Percussion - Pete Korpela
Flugelhorn - Anthony Bonsera

Sugar -
(Turrentine)
Arranged by Mitchell Long
Vocal - Jamila Ford
Guitar - Mitchell Long
Piano - Pete Kuzma
Bass - Leslie King
Drums - Chuck Staab

Wild Is the Wind -
(Tiomkin/Washington)
Arranged by Mitchell Long and Jamila Ford
Vocal - Jamila Ford
Guitar - Mitchell Long
**Percussion - Pete Korpela

Produced by Jamila Ford
Recorded at Stagg Street Studios by Thomas Hornig
Mixed at Tomcat On The Prowl Productions by Thomas Hornig
Mastered at Anisound by Matt Forger
Assistant Engineer: Josh Franks
Trumpet/Flugelhorn recorded at Veneto West by Diego Lopez
*Vocals for ‘Silencio’ Recorded and Produced at Utmosis Studios with Jeff Crerie, Utmosis Music
** All percussion recorded by Pete Korpela in a hotel room in Idaho :)

Photography courtesy of PK Images
Make-up courtesy of Anne Hieronymous

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Award-winning jazz/soul singer/songwriter Jamila Ford has garnered attention for her sizable singing chops. Her slight frame belies her bewitchingly powerful voice. She gets your attention. Or more accurately, the Los Angeles-based singer's smooth mezzo-soprano makes you turn your head to give her a second listen. ... more

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