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“Talent, experience and fate have combined to bring the soulful voice and rich songwriting talents of Willi Jones to the ears of the public. Experience has come slowly and been hard-won. Fate has been a matter of being ready, rather than being lucky. And talent? Well, she was born with talent.”
Cliff Ford – FM
“Sometimes labels sign artists, sometimes they sign extraordinary people with extra special creative urges.”
Kent Zimmerman
THE GAVIN REPORT
“This knockout release from a southern girl New Yorker introduces a major talent. Catchy, cocky and terribly tender.”
Chris Willman
THE LOS ANGELES TIMES
“Put Jones somewhere on the ethereal pop-rock continuum. For those of us who haven’t met Miss Jones before, this is a promising introduction.”
Ralph Novak
PEOPLE MAGAZINE
“Willi Jones sings to the adult heart and mind with a broad sense of understanding.”
THE GAVIN REPORT
- Mackinaw
Discography
Geffen Records "Willi Jones"
White Rabbit Records "Mars Orchid"
Malabar Records " Black Halo"
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Willi Jones
Willi Jones is that rare combination of talents — a beguiling singer, an accomplished songwriter and an extraordinary performer. And this advance CD of her new recording, Courting the Invisible is a perfect introduction to her world. It’s a place where ambient soundscapes collide with the heartfelt lyricism of country ballads and where exuberant pop melodies are as informed by somber reflection as intimate confessions.
The intoxicating music of Courting the Invisible is the work of an assured artist reaching the peak of her abilities. Set adrift on a gentle foundation of lush yet minimal arrangements, these songs explore a terrain of lost innocence mingled with hope, of wide-eyed enthusiasm merged with hard-earned wisdom.
One listen to the bewitching “Falling for You,” the playful eroticism of “This is the Life,” the haunting “Gone” or her breezy reading of the Rolling Stone’s “Dandelion” proves that Jones is a master of moods, textures and feels.
Recorded in New York City and Charleston, SC, with longtime producer-collaborator Tim Hatfield (Steve Earle, Keith Richards) and an ensemble of stellar contributors, that aforementioned care is manifest on Courting the Invisible. As you’ll soon hear, it’s a work of rare charm and beauty and heralds the triumphant return of a truly singular artist.
A native of Charleston, Willi Jones began her career performing in everything from country blues bands to USO tours. On Geffen Records, she released the lost classic Willi Jones which featured Waddy Watchel, JD Souther and a duet with the legendary bluesman Willie Dixon. A multifaceted artist, Jones has never hesitated to expand her artistic horizons. She is the co-founder of the ambient trance-groove collective Mars Orchid, whose epononymous debut in was released on White Rabbit Records and the psychedelic blues band Phantasmic Radio.
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