With You (FACTOR)
Sammy Jackson
Released September 14, 2020
Juno Award Winner Vocal Jazz Album of the Year 2021
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About:
Sammy Jackson’s latest project, entitled ‘With You’, was graciously funded by the Ontario Arts Council and FACTOR. ‘With You’ is a 5-track EP featuring original compositions in collaboration with vocalist and songwriter Jacqueline Teh. This project showcases music that is honest and relatable while exploring themes of vulnerability, broken relationships, and love. Sammy’s distinct approach to songwriting captivates a diverse audience through her blend of various elements of Jazz, R&B, and Pop. Additionally, ‘With You’ features some of Canada’s most outstanding musicians.
Track Listing:
1. What Is There to Say (Samantha Jackson) 03:48
2. Every Time We Say Goodbye (Samantha Jackson / Jacqueline Teh) 03:17
3. Past Tense Goodbye (Samantha Jackson / Jacqueline Teh) 04:12
4. Bad Reception (Samantha Jackson) 04:32
5. With You Goodbye (Samantha Jackson / Jacqueline Teh) 04:41
Personnel:
Sammy Jackson: voice
Thomas Fleming: guitar
Chris Pruden: piano & keyboard
Mark Godfrey: bass
Ian Wright: drums
Jacqueline Teh: voice (track 4)
Recorded August 2019, at Revolution Recording
Recorded & Mixed by Jon Bartel
Mastered by João Carvalho
Photography by Vanessa Paxton
We would like to acknowledge funding support from the Ontario Arts Council, an agency of the Government of Ontario.
This project is funded in part by FACTOR, the Government of Canada and Canada’s private radio broadcasters.
Review:
“With You explores themes of vulnerability, broken relationships, and love,” the St. Catharines jazz/R&B singer-songwriter shares. “The song was inspired by the many road trips my husband and I have taken in Canada, the most memorable being our cross-country trip from Toronto to Vancouver where we marvelled at some of Canada’s finest landscapes, monuments, cities and parks. With You symbolizes the overall journey in a relationship and the changes you encounter. Much like a road trip, you often face detours and setbacks, but the destination is worth it.”
The five-track With You follows her 2016 debut Take Me Back and this year’s single Past Tense. Features all-original compositions encapsulating her distinct fusion of genres and thoughtful lyricism, the EP features collaborations with vocalist and songwriter Jacqueline Teh, guitarist Tom Fleming, pianist Chris Pruden, bassist Mark Godfrey and drummer Ian Wright.
Darryl Sterdan (Tinnitist)
