Jazz Articles about Jill Jensen

Jill Jensen: Seems Like Dreams

by Dave Nathan
June 1, 2001

Wisconsin singer Jill Jensen's first album features the guitar of Jack Grassel which is a perfect foil for Jensen's soft, sensuous vocalizing. Often singing with a breathy style, Jensen enters into that vocal domain whose major inhabitant is the hushed one, Peggy Lee. Other times, Jensen becomes assertive such as on a swinging “You'd Be so Nice to Come Home to". This cut spotlights the vibes playing of Rick Embach and a gentle drum solo by Ernie Adams. Irrespective of ...