I had the honor of seeing Mr. Lucien in Chicago last year with my dear friend Manki/Magnus. His voice was so perfect. I can't believe he's gone.

Peace to his soul.

Acoording to soulwalking:

b. 8th January 1942, Tortola Island, Caribbean.

d. 18th August 2007

Jon Lucien has sadly passed away on the 18th of August 2007 from respiratory failure and other complications.

Jon Lucien was born on the island of Tortola in 1942, and raised in St. Thomas by a guitar-playing father and greatly inspired by Nat 'King' Cole.

He relocated to New York in the mid-60's, where he began his musical career.

In 1970, he released his debut album 'I Am Now'.



1973 saw the release of the, much sought after, album 'Rashida', containing the popular tunes 'Would You Believe In Me', Lady Love' and the title track.

For the follow up, 1974's 'Mind's Eye', Lucien collaborated with veteran producer Dave Grusin.

The album contained the rare groove tunes 'Listen Love' and 'World Of Joy'.

The following year, Jon had moved to the CBS label for the album release 'Song For My Lady', followed by 'Premonition', for the same label, in 1976.

Only one release spanned the years between the Seventies and Nineties, which was 1982's, 'Romantico', for the Precision label.

After a long absence, Lucien returned in 1991 with a release that was very much what he'd done in his peak '70's years.

Further releases included 1993's 'Mother Nature's Son'.

A few months after his 17 year-old daughter Dalila was killed on Flight 800 in July of 1996, Jon went into the studio and began recording 'Endless Is Love'.

Jon reflected 'My daughter doesn't want me sitting around being unhappy. I look at her and we communicate. We make music. The music is a special force.'

Having carved himself his own unique niche, within the jazz market, Jon Lucien remains one of the most distinctive vocalists over the last 30 years.

A 'Best Of' compilation of his earlier work was released in 2001.



http://www.jonlucien.com/

Another one gone....

My folks got a few of those sought after albums and i enjoyed listening to them.

expect to hear something by him on the show next Monday

www.whfr.fm

sad

So sad. They don't make singers like that anymore.

Or at least record them . . .

I LOVED "Rashida". And his version of "Dindi"

Uhope said:

He did Dindi when I saw him last year. It was truly beautiful.

I never heard of him, but It's always sad when someone passes away.

Lothan said:

Oh wow, I guess I'm late on this, very sad to hear, may he rest in peace. I remember listening to his music back in the day, there was a certain romance about his music. I remember "Dindi", but all this time I never knew he was born on the same island as my grandmother (Tortola, BVI) and raised on the same island (St.Thomas, VI) both my parents were from. I don't know why I always thought he was brazilian. Lothan thanks for letting us know. Jon Lucien was one of a kind.
[Edited 8/27/07 17:17pm]

So sad. I loved his voice.