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Guitar Magazine CD Review
She's headlining the Cambridge Folk Festival this summer, so it's a good moment to get reacquainted with Joan Armatrading's varied and soulful songwriting and guitar work. If you know Armatrading best from the seventies hits such as Love And Affection and Down To Zero, you may be surprised at the pure jazz spirit inspiring her playing on Starlight. Akin in spirit to Joni Mitchell's 1979 homage to jazz, Mingus, on this album Armatrading explores the complexities of life and love through rhythmically advanced songs such as I want That Love and Tell Me, which feature some deft Alan Murphy - style soling. Ambition and musically sophisticated, this is a satisfying return from one of the finest home-grown singer-songwriters [RG]
Standout track: Tell Me
For fans of: Joni Mitchell, Nina Simone
