Jazz vocalist, composer, and producer Eugenie Jones showcases the wide range of her musical skills across this brilliant new release, "Starlight Starbright," from her 2025 chart-topping album, "EUGENIE," which is an example of both emotional depth and timeless songwriting.
"Starlight Starbright" is a believe-in-love-again ballad, vaporous in texture and deeply human in its message. With strings swelling like the night sky and a melody wistful but also hopeful, Jones encapsulates the fragile miracle of love gained again. Her voice, tender but day-seizing, draws listeners in. You're part of an intimate moment, equal measures romantic confession and quiet triumph. It's a solid feat of music assembly, as much poetic cinema as an elegant arrangement. Mamiko Watanabe's piano guides the song with a graceful understatement, complemented by Yoojin Park's violin and Jessica Wang's cello, adding luminous depth. Feat Lonnie Plaxico's bass and Russell Carter's subtle, steady percussion, the instrumentation is like constellations around the moon of Jones' voice. Jones herself explains the song best, "Starlight Starbright" is a believe-in-love-again ballad. It's one of those miraculous second chances, told through melody, emotion, and lyric that reminds people there's always hope for getting it right out there under the stars.
At a time when music speeds by, as if the listener were standing still and everyone else is in fast-forward, here comes Jones to slow things down a bit with something both tender and timeless. "Starlight Starbright" is a whispered desire, a wish to remember that in the light of the stars, love can always be found again.
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