Smooth Jazz Archives - Millie Scott - A Love Of Your Own

This excursion into the Smooth Jazz Archives has to some extent been fuelled by the wonderful version of ‘A Love Of Your Own’ that can be found on Paul Taylor’s latest CD ‘Ladies Choice’. With deliciously retro keyboards from producer Rex Rideout, vocals from Lauren Evans at soul factor ten and sax from Taylor that sends shivers down the spine this incredibly soulful smoker is as good as anything you will hear either this year or next. Originally written and recorded by the Average White Band, ‘A Love Of Your Own’ is notable for the quality of the covers it has spawned rather than their sheer number and, in a list that includes versions by Millie Jackson, Melissa Manchester and Walter Beasley, there is none better than the gem recorded by Millie Scott. One of two singles that were lifted from her 1990 release ‘I Can Make It Good For You’ it’s in that delightfully warm place where soul meets contemporary jazz and is an exquisite example of the kind of urban vibe that is currently taking the genre by storm.