My first UK Review from Maverick magazine!

Initially I thought Joy Mover was going to be a group, but I soon discovered that Joy Mover is a very talented female jazz-styled vocalist and also a skilled songwriter. This self-titled debut is impressive, though it’s not the kind of music that I would usually embrace … more the kind that I appreciate from a distance. Joy comes from a musical family, with her musical roots traced back to her great-grandfather and through her maternal and paternal grandparents and uncles followed by her parents, brother and cousin. Her brother, Bob Mover, is a well-known saxophonist and he joins other superb musicians including Ira Sullivan (trumpet, sax, flute), John Paul (guitars, synthesisers), Mike Levine (piano, synthesisers), Jamie Ousley (upright bass), Billy Ross (flute) and drummers Vinny Damaio and Lee and Sammy Levine to provide inspired musical backdrops for Joy’s wonderfully expressive vocals.Alongside highly distinctive renditions of such well-known standards as “Till There Was You,” “Dream A Little Dream Of Me” and “Fever” Joy shines with her own self-penned songs. Opener “Have You Ever Loved?” swings madly with an infectious Latin American vibe, “If I Could Tell You” swings much more gently with a late-night jazz club vibe whilst “Home Sweet Home” has more of a contemporary feel. If you like jazzy-music, quality songs with memorable melodies and mature lyrics, then this could just be the album you’ve been looking for.

Reviewed by Alan Cackett
Originally posted at:  http://www.maverick-country.com/#/joy-mover-cd-review/4570006868