{"product_id":"mississippi-number-one","title":"Mississippi Number One","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003ch3\u003e \u003cspan\u003eProduct Description\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003eDescribed by one critic as \"Bessie Smith meets Diana Krall meets Janis Joplin,\" other reviewers have compared Eden Brent to Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughn and Norah Jones. Never mind the comparisons. Eden’s fresh voice is one-of-a-kind, and her distinctive style, fusing elements of blues, jazz, soul, gospel and pop, is turning the heads of roots music lovers nationwide.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003e \u003cspan\u003eReview\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003eA force to reckon with... aggressive, sultry, hot and cool. -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Wall Street Journal, July 28, 2009\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRollicking, swinging, soulful, rocking, contemplative, torchy, jazzy... everything she plays sounds like it was drawn lovingly from the delta mud, yet the variety of styles and interpretations she invokes is jaw-dropping. -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCD Hotlist, June 1, 2008\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003ch3\u003e \u003cspan\u003eAbout the Artist\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003eEden Brent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's piano playing and singing style ranges from a melancholic whisper to a full-blown juke joint holler. She's simultaneously confident and confiding, ably blending an earthy meld of jazz, blues, soul, and pop as she huskily invites listeners into her lazy, lush world. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e That world lies just north of Greenville, Mississippi on the two-lane Highway 1, which follows the twists and turns of the river through fecund swampland, time-forgotten plantations, and blink-and-you'll-miss-`em communities like Rosedale, Beulah, and Stovall before it dead ends into Highway 61 just south of Onward. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e It was there that Brent was able to develop her gutsy vocal-and-piano chops via family sing-a-longs and a 16-year apprenticeship with the late blues pioneer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoogaloo Ames\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, who ultimately dubbed his protégé \"Little Boogaloo.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \"Music school taught me to think, but Boogaloo taught me to boogie-woogie,\" says Brent, who appeared alongside her mentor in the 1999 PBS documentary \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoogaloo \u0026amp; Eden: Sustaining the Sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and in the 2002 South African production \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eForty Days in the Delta\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Where most 21st century roots musicians merely emulate their heroes, Brent and Ames were both \"soul mate and road buddies,\" says lifelong friend (and acclaimed journalist) Julia Reed. \"She was a young white woman of privilege and he was an aging black man in the Mississippi Delta, but theirs is a phenomenal story of mutual admiration and need.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Yet much more than the blues flows through Brent's talented hands: Critics laud her \"Bessie Smith meets Diana Krall meets Janis Joplin\" attitude, compare her to jazz\/pop dynamos Norah Jones and Sarah Vaughn, and wax effusively about her \"whiskey-smoke\" voice, which serves as a constant reminder that Greenville, nestled into a bend of the Mississippi River, is located a few hundred miles north of New Orleans. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Whether booked as a solo artist or bandleader, Brent's performance is fresh and spontaneous, often filled with audience requests and participation. Her unshakable talent and her carefree demeanor have taken her across the country and around the world, with appearances at the Kennedy Center, the 2000 Republican National Convention, the venerable Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, and tours of South Africa and Norway under her belt. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Since launching her career, she's won the Blues Foundation's 2006 International Blues Challenge, and was a 2004 inductee on the Greenville Blues Walk. Sharing a bill with B.B. King, Brent performed at the 2005 presidential inauguration, and solo, she's appeared at the British Embassy and at the My South celebration in New York. She's also burnished her reputation via appearances on the public radio program \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeale Street Caravan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, at festivals like the Waterfront Blues Festival, Edmonton Blues Festival and the annual B.B. King Homecoming, and aboard the Legendary Rhythm \u0026amp; Blues Cruise. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e With the 2008 release of her new album \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMississippi Number One\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Brent is now ready to take her place as one of the fresh voices propelling this vital American music forward.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books Prime","offers":[{"title":"Audio Cd, April 15, 2008","offer_id":45913090654399,"sku":"66415c3a-e0eb-4922-9bf8-df3e23f72773","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/7550\/7647\/files\/13d8346090745161071b1c5a3c31cff8.jpg?v=1785041900","url":"https:\/\/books-prime.com\/products\/mississippi-number-one","provider":"Books Prime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}