Opening her heart and
soul to world, Judy Sandra shares her vision
in this 4 song EP. Highly
personal, Judy‘s piano work flows into
an emotive tapestry of colors, bringing the
listener into a virtual dialog with her inner
being. From the first cut, tabla and tanpura
sounds along with a second verse in Hindi identify
this collection as something exotic, yet deeply
spiritual. Gentle Rain, at almost six and a
half minutes feels like a stream of consciousness
piece, a perfect compliment for a moment
of meditation in this non-stop world. East/West
Fusion is not designed for a commercial top
40 market. It is however, a personal statement
by a real person and an artist, and makes a
solid connection for anyone willing to take
the time to listen.
Jimi Yamagishi,
Director, SongNet
Congratulations! Great songs. Wonderful music!
Kourosh Zolani, virtuoso santour player/composer
Winner 2003 Call to Arts Festival, L.A.
Crossing The Border Reviews
Persy
Grrrl's list of TOP CD'S 2000! The
music on here is too good to be lumped into singer/songwriter
or pop music. Instead it's a sort of folksy,
jazzy,
mellow, acoustic, earthy music. There's piano,
saxophone, guitar, Peruvian tree pods, crickets,
accordion, cello and more on here. And Judy's
voice is so pretty too. There is such an urgency
in Judy's voice on the first track of this EP, "Only The Love".
I would like to slowly wake up to this...Here's
music that falls outside
of my usual tastes, but that's actually what
makes it all the more special. Judy's lovely
and inspired
Sunday morning tunes made me smile for months.
Persy Grrrl, Editor, Chic Musique
Magazine
"SPIN
IT! Should-be Hits in Heavy Rotation"
Dramatic minors abound from the piano playing
of classically and pop trained vocalist and pianist
Judy Sandra. As a saxophone swoops
you up to an art-filled coffee shop deep in the
heart of Europe, my heart breaks in this lusciously
large drama, rich in revelations as to the ponderment
of what truly remains after the loss of love.
Fear, guilt and finality remain in "Only
The Love", an awesome opener to
Judy's debut EP which is all too short. The folky,
Americana flair of the acoustic guitar strummed
"Night Bird", displays
Judy's amazing ability to transform her voice
up and down the scales in a unique, almost operatic
pop style that blankets in a beautiful femininity
I just love! The title track is an uplifting progression
of guitar strumming, accordion and conga in a
southwestern style I can only hope will someday
adorn an inspirational scene in some award-winning
movie where the tale of travel, stress and strife
ends in a series of lesson-learning realizations
after the two main characters fall in love, living
happily ever after, ho hum. While that may not
be the story Judy had in mind, that's one of the
great qualities of this collection. It asks you
to open your mind and dream a little, and I love
that about Crossing The Border.
My personal favorite is the piano-intense "Tell
Me", with its age-old story of missing
someone you love, someone you know loves and misses
you too yet time, distance and circumstance, coupled
with fear and hesitation, leaves kindred spirits
far from togetherness. The dramatic addition of
cello left me hoping with all my might that her
beloved would confess, the couple riding off into
the sunset, but no...Closing this 5 star,
5 song EP is the Native American drum,
bass, piano and flute-filled "Wanting
You", with airy coed harmonies
similar to Roberta Flack's "First Time Ever I Saw
Your Face." I hesitate to label Judy as
a AAA artist since she makes remarkable use of
a
variety of instruments, combining contempo pop
with a bit of Americana, a dash of folk and a
whole lot of rootsy, artsy class, timeless and
elegant. Sip a cup of French Roast this Sunday
afternoon and you too will find yourself Crossing
The Border.
Melyssa A. Harmon, Editor, Get Fancy!
Magazine
(The only independent musician's trade magazine
distributed to the radio industry)
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