submitted on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 06:05 in Jazz Group by Mike_Longo 
Those only familiar with Jenny Scheinman's two discs for Tzadik--The Rabbi's Lover (2002) and Shalagaster (2004)--may be taken aback by the violinist's leap into singer/songwriter turf on Jenny Scheinman. Others who've followed her work with Americana-centric guitarist Bill Frisell on albums including the sample-rich Unspeakable (Nonesuch, 2004) and the more compositionally focused History Mystery (Nonesuch, 2008) may find her covering material by Lucinda Williams, Tom Waits and Jimmy Reed to be far less of a stretch. And those who picked up on her aptly titled but all-instrumental 12 Songs (Cryptogramophone, 2005) may well find her own compelling songwriting, this time emphasizing her understated singing, making perfect sense...
Source: allaboutjazz
Author: John Kelman
