Musician Jen Ambrose is back in entertaining form with her new disc, Tidal Wave, suggesting a slightly vintage background with Jen's modern, melodic voice. She's invited a great brass entourage, by Andy Pimental (also on keyboard and arrangement), Gordon Greenley, Randy Scherer and Will Sharen. Willie Warwick drops in fiddle just where you would and would not expect it and Pimental waves throughout the work with his rolling keyboard , especially on "Break of The Day". Jef Ramsey's mandolin tickles its way through "Road of Life" like a winding path stringing through the hills of Appalachia.

Jen's vocals dig deep with "Jealous" set off by Richard Cole's playful bass and a Hammond organ style duo. She drives us back down South with "Pick Your Love Up Off The Ground".

Ambrose treats us to a hint of Ian Anderson's flute trill on "Outside In" and Pimental teases with some Stevie Wonder style notes WAY in the background. Cole invites us to visit that background and supports the change-ups with a smooth, medium-slow but driving bass line. Drummer Sandy Ficca finally gets to kick-it on "Nickel Blues" where we're treated to Jen's ladder climbing voice, from the top rung down to a whispering floor level and back again.

Five percent of the disc's proceeds go to Not For Sale, an organization dedicated to ending the practice and easing the pain of international slavery and human trafficking.

Jen sings, "I Lost My Heart" on the second cut of the disc, but she obviously found it in Bob Pagano's studio when she rode Tidal Wave to completion. In her latest production, Jen shares with us a little Torch and a lot of Soul.
 

Jen Ambrose has released a new album that takes jazz, country, R&B, folk and rock and throws them all into a kettle to make an irresistible stew.  ,,,every time you think you can put this talented singer-songwriter into a box and label her music as "this" rather than "that"   she throws a curve ball just to keep it interesting.