CD Review by George W. Carroll / The Musicians' Ombudsman

Media Alert: Jamie Davis It's A Good Thing Unity Music 2517 Street Date: June 13, 2006

CD Review: Will appear shortly on www.ejazznews.com

The era of the 'Saloon Singer' persists in the guise of 'butt kicker & get down' baritone Jamie Davis. I conduct & sing with my fine 17-pce big band, so I can affirm subjectively that Jamie's my kind of 'sing-guh.' He delivers his renditions in a hard swing no nonsense inflection. The big band he's chosen for his project is as precise as it's intonation.

Executed for our benefit as well as for Jamie's indeed. I might say a word about Jamie's band vocal arrangements which are written with a new vitality & aggressiveness worthy of & up to Jamie's melodic vocalise. Jamie's rich phrasing re-invents our American Songbook with a unique grace & experimentation, a striking contrast to the 'usual' & the 'cliché.' This is a singer who has recaptured the sound of the saloon singer ala the Eckstine school.

- George W. Carroll / The Musicians' Ombudsman