JARROD LAWSON - JARROD LAWSON [CD]

DOME RECORDS

£11.70

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: DOMECD329
Barcode: 5034093416078
Release Date: 25 Nov 2022
Genre: Soul / Jazz

1. Music And Its Magical Way
2. Sleepwalkers
3. He’s There
4. Walk In The Park
5. All That Surrounds
6. Think About Why
7. Redemption
8. Spiritual Eyes
9. Together We’ll Stand
10. Needed
11. Everything I Need
12. Gotta Keep

Asked by Entertainment Weekly what she’s listening to right now, former First Lady Michelle Obama says “There’s this young jazz, blue-eyed soul kid Jarrod Lawson that I’m loving”.

“I can’t see this set being topped as Album of the Year. It really is that good. And the
truly astounding thing is that it’s the guy’s first ever album. Even Marvin and Stevie
had some learning and growing to do before they approached What’s Going On and
Talking Book.” - Chris Wells, Editor, Echoes magazine

The buzz around the debut album from 37-year-old blue-eyed soul singer Jarrod Lawson – from Portland, Oregon – has been extraordinary. Self-funded, self-produced and released on his own independent label in the US, the acclaim from soul fans worldwide has led to forthcoming UK/Europe live dates and an official European release for the album.

Whether he sings and plays funk, folk, R&B, rock or jazz “everything he touches turns to soul”, as
one critic wrote. His debut comprises songs and musicianship of such quality, writing songs with meaning, singing with true feeling and beautiful harmonies. His keyboard playing is superb throughout.

Brought up on a farm in Oregon, Jarrod explored his father’s record collection and
found treasure in the recordings of Donny Hathaway and Stevie Wonder. He began learning
music with his father as teacher, but soon began taking a more independent
approach. His quest took him to the masters – from Chopin to Chick Corea, Oscar
Peterson to Pastorius, Errol Garner, Ravel, Paul Simon, Bob Marley.