New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Tess Henley released " Wonderland" today, an EP produced by multi-Grammy winner Don Was (Rolling Stones, Al Green, John Mayer). Billboard magazine calls the songwriter "a vocalist-pianist whose classy brand of soulful R&B could hold up in any era of Was' storied career."
Billboard caught up with the perfect pairing in Los Angeles and featured their unique story last week. "I love her tone and emotion...she's unlike anyone else that's out there. She's a world class singer" said Was. "Sometimes magic just happens. You can't really legislate that. There's no producer in the world who can make that happen. All you can do is try to set up a situation where if lightning strikes the room, you've got the tape rolling. And lightning struck. It was a really charmed session, and she was amazing...she didn't hit a bad note all day long!"
Henley's mod-soul songs came to life by featuring that emotional voice, while giving her music space. Recorded at Henson Recording Studios, the project's acclaimed musicians included James Gadson (drums), James Hutchinson (bass), Mark Goldenberg (guitars), Mike Finnigan (Hammond Organ), Michito Sanchez (percussion), and Henley on all keyboards, vocals and background vocals.
Tess opened her recent Jimmy Kimmel Live performance with one of the songs from the EP, "Positively Me", an upbeat R&B jam with gospel flourishes. Next up, she dimmed the lights and slowed things down with the delicate love song, " Wonderland".
The songwriter's national 17-city tour starts March 20th at The Troubabdour in West Hollywood, CA. Get the new EP on iTunes, GooglePlay, Top40-Charts.com or Amazon.
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