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Review of The Girl in the Spotlight

"The latest album from Norfolk singer-songwriter Jon Lawrence should be a must for anyone who yearns for music written with with panache, an assured ear for melody and played with style and sincerity. Jon makes something of a change of direction here, moving to the Great American Songbook melodies of... the likes of Kern, Gershwin, Carmichael and Porter. But this is no retread of songs you've heard a zillion times before, but a compelling piano-based set which shows that mellow needn't mean bland. Winter's Farewell is lush and lovely and the whole album is of a similar high standard." (4/5 stars) Eastern Daily Press