last week we found Jennine Hebb playing a quick NYC/Philly 2 night jaunt opening for Gillian Grassie. Friday she was at the Ardmore, Pa MilkBoy Coffee The setup was standard chill, non-Starkbucks coffeehouse set up with great surround sound like qualities. It was first come first serve seating complete with the standard coffee house goodies and BYOB if you thought ahead.
The Brooklyn based Jeannine Hebb came to town with Tokyo native, Yujin Amano, a fellow Berklee comrad. Yujin played electric guitar, while Jeannie played her Yamaha CP and manned the vocals!
Jeannine was making her Philly area inaugural performance of her own material. She mainly played tracks from her recently released full length debut Whileaway, while adding in a selection from her EP, an unreleased track, and even a few covers. It was a good move to have you interested in both all of her merch table offerings, albeit unnecessary as there was a killer deal of both album & EP or $10!
The vocals matched quite true to her album, which are quite impressive to begin with (see the Whileaway album review)! Ironically, her best vocals were on Aretha Franklin's 'I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You'. Meanwhile some album instrumentation were adapted for guitar, while in some cases additional guitar parts were added for the live performances, including a cool effect on 'These Days'. Yujin's guitar solo on Joan Armatrading's 'The Opportunity' was most excellent enough that Jeannine had a momentary lapse and forgot it was her turn sing!
It was a great set by the beautiful songstress. You would have never known she was battling illness all week, if she hadn't requested "good vibes ... for vocal acrobatics" on 'These Days', which she did pull off with no issues.
To check out a great live version of 'These Days' by Jeannine Hebb featuring Yujin Amano
Jeannine Hebb 'These Days' @BalconyTV.com
Set list for Jeannine Hebb @MilkBoy Coffee Ardmore, Pa Feb 24, 2012
Track Album or Original Artist (and album)
1. 'Only Ones' Too Late To Change Me
2. 'Goodbye' Whileaway
3. 'Back To Me Again' Whileaway
4. 'These Days' Whileaway
5. 'I Was Made To Love Her' STEVIE WONDER (I Was Made to Love Her)
6. 'Always have and Always Will' unreleased
7. 'Heartache' Whileaway
8. 'Opportunity' JOAN ARMATRADING (Show Some Emotion)
9. 'Call Him Out' Whileaway
10. 'I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)' ARETHA FRANKLIN
(I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You)
11. 'Tragedy' Whileaway
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