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Album Description:
Talent, Innovation, Style, Charisma, Passion and Versatility are just a few of the words that come to mind when people talk about the true artistry that has become Jill Scott's trademark.

Jill's chameleon-like ability to passionately perform in an eclectic array of genres, from hip hop, to jazz, to urban alternative, to spoken word, to latin jazz and gospel, has led many of her fans and peers to call her "The Real Thing."

Jill Scott Collaborations is arguably the most unique set of collaborations by one artist ever assembled. The Jill Scott Collaborations CD has something for music fans of all types as it features many of Jill's collaborative efforts over the past six years including her incredible work with WILL SMITH, SERGIO MENDES AND WILL.I.AM of the Black Eyed Peas, MOS DEF, CHRIS BOTTI, AL JARREAU AND GEORGE BENSON, KIRK FRANKLIN, MOS DEF, LUPE FIASCO, and others.

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At the time of its release, internet rumor had it that Collaborations was a "taster" project--that is, a sampler to whet listeners' appetites for Scott's long-awaited third solo album, due in summer of 2007. But Collaborations doesn't play like something you'd listen to once before throwing your napkin (or, more accurately, your earbuds) down. Not only does it genre-jump with the kind of precision you don't normally find in an artist pinned to a certain musical movement (in Scott's case, neo-soul), it throws the weight of its bold names around without straining or slacking under the pressure. The hit here is "Daydreamin'," a fuzz-encrusted slice of alternative hip-hop off Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor, but there's so many other full-bodied contenders for mass adoration it could easily be eclipsed as the favorite. They include the soul-soaked "Said Enough," with the unmistakable Isley Brothers; the noirish thumper "8 Minutes to Sunrise," with Common (who also gets "Funky for You" together with Bilal); and "Slide," maybe the sexiest jazz-and-R&B hybrid ever to heat up a mainstream diva's disc. On that track, credit goes to Jeff Bradshaw for brilliance with his brass. But consider it: how many other singers could pull off sultriness alongside a trombone? Scott is a shape-shifting vocal wonder; Collaborations is the latest evidence. --Tammy La Gorce

Rating : - Good, but not all that
Apparently Jill is a very busy woman. Not only has she released 3 major albums since 2000, but she's collaborated with a slew of artists on other songs and they make up this album. Of course the 2006 hit "Daydreamin" with Lupe Fiasco is here and a great addition. Other highlights are both "Love Rain" remixes with Mos Def, a refreshing cover of the Billie Holliday standard "Good Morning Heartache", The Marvin Gaye/Tami Terrell like duet "Sometimes I Wonder" with Hootie and the Blowfish lead singer Darius Rucker, and the island flavored "Slide". Jill teams up with jazz legends Al Jarreau and George Benson for an entertaining cover of another Billie classic "God Bless the Child". Here's the downside, on other songs Jill is reduced to singing the hook and there's not much of a collabo in that. "Let Me In" is fun with it's almost nursery rhyme hook, but Jill is capable of much more. "Said Enough" with Ronald Isley (of the Isley Brothers fame) starts off great, but goes nowhere. The title is sung over and over with a "gotta let ya know" thrown in every now and then. This album could have worked out much better if it were a collection of songs that weren't released on any of Jill's albums. The Eric Roberson duet "One Time" is excellent, but was already released on Jill's 2001 live album. Where's "Beautiful Dreamer" from the In Too Deep soundtrack or "Comes to the Light (Everything)" or "Easy Conversation"? Even the legendary live performance of "You Got Me" with The Roots is overlooked. It's not a must have, but does include some good songs.