I was first given the nod on this album by the leading UK soul 'taste-maker' Roger 'Soulsorts' Williams back in late October after release on 15 Oct 2021 and posted the album on 2 Nov. It is now being re-promoted for the UK audience with a release date of Friday 7 Jan 2022.
Nicole Henry is a jazz singer from Miami Beach who debuted with a award winning album "The Nearness Of You" in 2004. Her aunt is Debra Henry who was lead vocalist for Silk, Anglo Saxon Brown and a much underrated group Ujima and she also recorded a couple of duets with 'The IceMan' Jerry Butler on PIR in 1980.
"Time To Love Again" is her her eighth album and consists of an eclectic mix of jazz standards and reimagined pop songs including, in track order, Nina Simone (on Anthony Newley's "Feeling Good"), Maria Muldaur ("Midnight At The Oasis"), James Taylor ("Your Smiling Face"), Rodgers & Hart standard ("I Didn’t Know What Time It Was"), Sade ("Is It A Crime"), Buffy Sainte-Marie ("Until It's Time To Go"), Nina Simone (again but Johnny Mathis did it first two years prior in 1957 from a film of the same name), Joan Armatrading ("Love And Affection") and finally Stevie Wonder ("Overjoyed").
Not necessarily ground-breaking, but smooth jazz easy listening. I think our man Roger 'Soulsorts' Williams and I are agreed on the standout track, "Feeling Good", as he featured it in an episode of Soulsorts. Henry's version has been given more of a Latin rhythm.
Her voice is terrific and I'd love to hear it on some original material as it was 2015 when she released her last album of original material "Summer Sessions".
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| Rating: | 8 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | Smooth Jazz / Cover Versions |
| Format: | Album |
| Media: | Digital |
| Label: | Banister Records |
| Cat No: | None |
| Date: | 15/10/2021 / 07/01/2022 |
| Value: | £7.99 |
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