Mr. Sunby Anonymous

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August 18, 2008: By combining the best qualities of singer/songwriters like Carole King, Jimmy Webb, Carly Simon, and Randy Newman, Jude Johnstone continues to create intelligent music for those who demand substance in their music. Mr. Sun continues the jazz and torch-flavored pop arrangements of Jude&#8217 s previous cd, Blue Light, and builds on what that cd achieved. This cd lacks none of the beautiful lyricism and stellar vocal and musical performances that Blue Light showcased and includes exceptional performances by such A-list musicians as Freddy Koella, David Piltch, Danny Frankel, Stephen Bishop, Maxayn Lewis, and Inga Swearingen, just to name a few. By listening to these 11 tracks, the listener is taken on a trip through both the intoxicating highs of being in love to the abysmal lows of losing that love. Only Jude Johnstone could make even the saddest parts of the trip so pleasurable.