Rickie Lee Jones has unveiled the first track ‘Just In Time‘ from her forthcoming new album Pieces Of Treasure.
The new album will see her reunite with producer Ross Titleman, who produced her 1979 self-titled debut, and 1981’s Pirates, and will be released on April 28.
Whilst Jones has covered a number of songs throughout her career, this is the first time she has devoted an entire album to the American Songbook.
Speaking about the album, Jones said: ‘This album is as much about being human, the view of surviving—which means aging, and loving relentlessly as it is about anything. We love ‘til the day we die, love our lives, our families, and finally ourselves.’
The album was recorded over five days at Sear Sound in New York City, backed by the quartet of Rob Mounsey on piano, guitarist Russell Malone, bassist David Wong and drummer Mark McLean.s’ own life and experience. ‘This is an album that Russ masterfully picked players who are exceptional musicians, who listen and respond,’ said Jones. ‘And that’s partly why this sparse thing sounds so totally complete, because everyone responds to each other and builds this perfect room.‘
The first track from the album may be heard below:
The album tracklisting for Pieces Of Treasure is as follows:
1. Just in Time (Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green)
2. There Will Never Be Another You (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon)
3. Nature Boy (Eden Ahbez)
4. One for My Baby (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer)
5. They Can’t Take That Away from Me (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
6. All the Way (Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn)
7. Here’s That Rainy Day (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
8. September Song (Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson)
9. On the Sunny Side of the Street (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields)
10. It’s All in the Game (Charles G. Dawes, Carl Sigman)
