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Eugenie

Eugenie Jones

Label: Openmic
Released: 2025
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Tracks

Why I Sing; Starlight Starbright; It Don't Mean A Thing; Hold Back The Night; Sinnerman; It's Okay; I Love Being Here With You; Natural Woman; Work Song; Nothing Better; Say What You Will; Trouble Man; Harlem Nocturne.

Personnel

Eugenie Jones

vocals

Brandon McCune

organ, Hammond B3

Mamiko Watanabe

piano

Gil Defay

trumpet

Rico Jones

saxophone

Jessica Yang

cello

Yoojin Park

violin

Lonnie Plaxico

bass

Russell Carter

saxophone

Kahlil Bell

percussion

Darrius Willrich

keyboards

Michael Powers Music

guitar

Elliott Kuykendall

bass

Ronnie Bishop

drums

Album Description

Since her 2013 debut release, Jones�� recordings have highlighted her continually evolving vocal talent and gifted lyricism, culminating in her hit double CD Players in 2022. With beautiful string arrangements, rich melodies, and captivating narratives, this new release is a next-level music extravaganza. Produced by Grammy-winning bassist Lonnie Plaxico, EUGENIE highlights Jones��s intelligent, thoughtful lyricism and sensational vocal style. It also brings Jones�� ten-year accumulation of published songs to 32, differentiating Jones as one of the few African American Female songwriters in jazz today, following the tradition of Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, and Irene Higgenbotham. The album features a stellar lineup of sixteen musicians in New York and Seattle recording sessions. Jones collaborates with producer Lonnie Plaxico in New York alongside the standout artistry of pianists Brandon McCune and Mamiko Watanabe; trumpeter Gil Defay; saxophonist Rico Jones; cellist Jessica Wang, violinist Yoojin Park, drummer Russell Carter, and percussion Kahlil Bell. Seattle's vibrant music scene contributes to the album's dynamic sound, with contributions from pianists Darrius Willrich and Peter Adams, saxophonist Alex Dugdale, guitarist Michael Powers, bassists Elliot Kuykendall and Chris Symer, drummer Ronnie Bishop and percussionist Ernesto Pediangco.