全世界最棒的工作傑克強森亞洲辦事處音樂創作唯一員工。 一年四季最舒服的歌聲微風女孩季小薇。 白線條樂團經紀人發掘、海灘男孩傑克強森旗下第一位創作女生。 YouTube 網路傳奇超過 150 萬網友相挺推薦、告示牌新人榜 No. 2 這真的是全世界最棒的工作了！老闆是傑克強森，在太陽能錄音室上班錄音，白天自彈自唱，找時間手工自製音樂錄影帶，閒暇之餘上網PO到 YouTube，跟白線條團員聊音樂創作，暑假跟Pete York一起巡迴演唱，然後再來個告示牌新人榜Heatseakers亞軍。一個沒有任何背景平凡無奇的女生，Zee Avi憑著她如爵士女伶般的醉人嗓音，打敗網路上各路創作人馬，成為全世界最棒唱片公司唯一女歌手！ 2年前，Zee Avi將自己創作片段上傳到YouTube，原本只是讓好友觀賞後就要刪除，沒想到卻收到路過網友們滾雪球般的熱情回應，從20筆一下子跳到3000筆，其中一筆來自he White Stripes／白線條樂團經紀人Ian Montone，在他的穿針引薦下，Zee Avi成為傑克強森自創音樂廠牌 Brushfire Records旗下唯一的創作才女。 一個來自未開發的大自然東馬島嶼上的女生，身材嬌小卻在YouTube上累積了超過150萬網友，Zee Avi用她的歌聲再度證明了一句俗諺：「音樂無國界」。用創作獲得Brushfire唱片公司的賞識，將自己的才華與傳奇人物連結在一起，唱片公司創始人之一Emmett Malloy說：「Zee Avi 放上YouTube的影片有一種神秘感，而她的嗓音和影像則讓人覺得時空好像暫停了，她擁有的特質非常吸引我們。」透過電話和email確認好簽約事宜後，Zee Avi在YouTube上的熱門點播曲"No Christmas For Me"便收錄在2008年的聖誕選輯【This Warm December】中；之後前往洛杉磯，在傑克強森知名的太陽能發電錄音室Plastic Plant，錄製她第一張創作專輯。 以拿手的吉他、夏威夷四弦琴(Ukulele)，搭配上獨特慵懶舒服的嗓音，打造自成一格的音樂氛圍，Zee Avi一手包辦專輯所有詞曲創作。首支主打曲在Folk領域中混搭爵士味覺的"Bitter Heart"，令人想起多項葛萊美獎加冕的Norah Jones相同質感；接下來散發淡淡閒適鄉村音韻的"Honey Bee"；利用夏威夷四弦琴彈奏、帶來新紐奧良Swing Jazz風味的"Just You And Me"以及"Kantoi"；讓人回憶起Peggy Lee／佩姬李 "Is That All There Is"的"Is This The End"；美國熱門影集「私家醫情」第二季結局配樂"Monte"；翻唱80年代英國首席樂團The Smiths主唱Morrissey／莫里西歌曲、唱出爽朗Acoustic的“First Of The Gang To Die”…等。聽著Zee Avi的歌聲，如同躺在沙灘上迎著微風拂面、陽光暖暖包圍，似乎什麼事都變得不重要。

Although it is often reported that Coltrane and Hartman had known each other since their days playing with Dizzy Gillespie's band in the late 1940s, the truth is that their time in the band never overlapped. Coltrane might have heard Hartman sing at a 1950 Apollo Theater performance at which they shared the stage.Hartman is the only vocalist with whom the saxophonist would record as a leader. Initially when producer Bob Thiele approached Hartman with Coltrane's request that the two record together Hartman was hesitant as he did not consider himself a jazz singer and did not think he and Coltrane would complement one another musically.However, Thiele encouraged Hartman to go see Coltrane perform at Birdland in New York to see if something could be worked out. Hartman did so, and after the club closed he, Coltrane and Coltrane's pianist, McCoy Tyner, went over some songs together. On March 7, 1963, Coltrane and Hartman had decided on 10 songs for the record album, but en route to the studio they heard Nat King Cole on the radio performing "Lush Life", and Hartman immediately decided that song had to be included in their album. The compilation was made that same day at the Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Hartman once said that each song was done in only one take, except for "You Are Too Beautiful", which required two takes because Elvin Jones dropped one of his drumsticks during the first take.In 2005, the raw tapes were reviewed by jazz archivist Barry Kernfeld, who documented there were actually complete alternate takes for all six songs that he considered "absolutely riveting."Until clear ownership of these tapes is established between the Coltrane family and Universal Music, there are no plans for their release. John Coltrane – tenor sax Jimmy Garrison – double bass Johnny Hartman - vocals Elvin Jones – drums McCoy Tyner – piano

It is not just the timbre of Norah Jones's voice that is mature beyond her 22 years. Her assured phrasing and precise time are more often found in older singers as well. She is instantly recognizable, blending shades of Billie Holiday and Nina Simone without sounding like anyone but herself. Any way you slice it, she is a singer to be reckoned with. Her readings of the Hank Williams classic "Cold Cold Heart" and Hoagy Carmichael's "The Nearness of You" alone are worth the price of the CD. Jones's own material, while not bad, pales a bit next to such masterpieces. They might have fared better had she and producer Arif Mardin opted for some livelier arrangements, taking better advantage of brilliant sidemen such as Bill Frisell, Kevin Breit, and Brian Blade; or if the tunes had simply been given less laconic performances. Jones has all the tools; what will come with experience and some careful listening to artists like J.J. Cale and Shirley Horn is the knack of remaining low-key without sounding sleepy--sometimes less is not, in fact, more. --Michael Ross