Make Way for Blue-Eyed Soul The “Leigh” Way with Singer/Songwriter Leigh Jones’ Sumptuous Debut, 'Music in My Soul' "Throughout my career I have been blessed to discover many great musical talents. I feel Leigh Jones is destined to be one of the next great stars. She can do it all - Pop, R&B, Jazz and Blues. She's awesome!" - Berry Gordy Only once in an era does a young performer come along who is so dazzling, so captivating and so undeniable in their talent that they gather the gale force of the most respected icons in the business beneath their wings. Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter Leigh Jones is that amazing once in a lifetime artist. Having made passionate believers and hands-on supporters out of both Motown Records founder Berry Gordy AND Stax Records maverick Al Bell, Leigh Jones is fortified to take on the international pop music marketplace with her powerful debut album, Music in My Soul (on Peak Records - a division of the Concord Music Group). Destined to be heralded as possibly the most naturally soulful white female R&B singer since Teena Marie, Leigh (pronounced lee) has recorded an assured and semi-autobiographical gem of a debut. The 12-song album literally swings from the mission statement title track (complete with scat lines and lusciously layered backgrounds) to a contemporary spin on the DeBarge classic "All This Love" specially produced for her by smooth jazz giant Wayman Tisdale. Pop production great Walter Afanasieff (along with Clark Anderson) got behind Leigh with the bittersweet funk of "Freefall" while songwriting legend Bruce Fisher (composer of "You Are So Beautiful," among scores of other classics) worked with Leigh on nearly half of the album's songs. Fisher states, "Leigh Jones is a pleasure to work with, a delight to listen to and a joy to behold." Compositionally, Leigh turns in a finger-snappin' piano jazz rave up titled "Cain't Get Enough of Your Love" as well as the lowdown backbeat blues "I'm Leavin' You." And in what is the coup of the year, she inspired the legendary Berry Gordy to come out of retirement to produce the song "Cold in L.A.," an introspective meditation on the façade of phoniness that naïve hopefuls find when they first arrive in Hollywood. It's a story Leigh knows all to well as she has been diligently honing her chops and taking her knocks on the scene for a few years now. Leigh has held her own on the exclusive late night jam scene of the session musician elite at Studio City spots such as Cozy's, showcased all over Southern California from Hollywood's The Knitting Factory to Santa Monica's Temple Bar, shared stages with legends such as the Temptations and Thelma Houston, and opened for stars such as Brian McKnight and John Legend. That she is an artist with instincts beyond her young years is also evident in the jazzier standout Quiet Storm album tracks "Same Game" (on which - over muted trumpet, brushed drums and reverent organ - she warns a lover that while he's out creepin', she can do the same things, too) and the galvanizing "Words You Never Say" (an eleventh hour love confession of dreamy, celestial wizardry). Inspired by a combination of Mariah Carey's dynamic vocal gifts, the jazz essence of Ella Fitzgerald, the boundary crossing sensibilities of both Nat and Natalie Cole, and the burning fire of Chaka Khan, Leigh Jones is a full-package prodigy of beauty, talent and drive. Billy Meshel, a key consultant on the project and the gentleman who assisted Clive Davis in the founding of Arista Records, states, "Leigh Jones' vocal instrument is fantastic! Her style is fluid, sexy and refreshing...unlike many of the generic songstresses of today. This young woman is a star!"