Favorite Song of the Moment

"Talk to Me" by Jill Scott. I cannot get enough of this song right now. Everytime it's on, I just can't help but smile (and we all know I need to smile more!). Anyhow, it starts simply enough, just a little flute riff outlining chords which descend by thirds over a basic R&B/hip-hop beat. Then Jill Scott (one of Philly's finest, I might add) in her smooth R&B voice, comes in with some string dubs. It sounds like your run-the-mill modern R&B track with a catchy chorus. But then, at the line "I think I'll try another tactic" something great begins to develop. The beat stops and a jazz guitar plays the original flute riff. All of the sudden a jazz combo comes in playing the same chord changes as before but in a swing style. Now Jill is channeling Sarah Vaughn, swinging easily with the combo. Pretty soon it begins to heat up though, and she's got a whole horn section behind her playing something that sounds like a Count Basie/Sinatra arrangment. And finally Jill just lets it rip, singing full out until the end with that amazing voice. Man! Who said that pop music has lost its sophistication?

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