As is Scott's trademark, the arrangements are clean, the notes pure and the wry, dry lyrics a cut above those of many of her contemporaries, her broader skills as a jazz and spoken-word artist also on show.
What's missing, however, is the killer blow, the effort that brings all this talent to bear on a clutch of songs that surpass the very good and become the great.
• Jill Scott. Woman. Warner Music.
• Three and a half stars (out of five)
Single download: You Don't Know
For those who like: Angie Stone, Erykah Badu, Prince
- Jeff Harford
