Sharon Jones died of pancreatic cancer in 2016. Despite this, she did more than ever in her senior year. She tirelessly stormed stages all over the world. She was also the subject of a documentary and recorded her latest album Soul Of A Woman. This record opens with Matter Of Time, a rather naive yet optimistic soul song with the message that it won't be long before there is peace in the world. Then
… she takes the rhythm & blues path with Sail On! It seems the song was written for , who is now also in the stable of the artists. Furthermore, the cheerful Rumors and the sixties soul of Searching For A New Day. The rest of Soul Of A Woman is filled with moody ballads. All in all, a worthy farewell to a great soul singer who only blossomed late. (AD)more
