José James' album On And On is one that will sound familiar to you. For it is a true Badu album, full of songs by American neo-soul and R&B singer and queen
Erykah Badu. Songs like Didn't Cha Know, Green Eyes and Bag Lady come by wrapped in a José James jacket. That means lots of jazz sounds, lots of piano solos and lots of smoothness. Jazz and neo-soul singer James and Badu have many audible
… similarities. They share their love for the same styles of music, have the same warm but slightly raucous voice and both possess a warm, calm way of singing. As a result, the fact that there are so many similarities between them does mean that you are more likely to compare them when releasing the same songs. On the other hand, Badu grabs you just a little bit better and firmer with her power and the rougher hip-hop edge she puts in her music. As far as I'm concerned, James is a top jazz and soul artist. He debuted in 2008 with his album Dreamer which was very soulful and jazzful. And despite being much more than jazz, it's what he does best. But if I have to choose between a Badu album by James or Badu, do me Badu (LdS).more
