Through interviews over the years with a majority of the producers involved in this album, we’ve been able to get some history of Jill’s beginnings as an artist and how this album even came together. This allowed her to be discovered by legendary Philly band The Roots and eventually work her way into A Touch of Jazz studios. Jill Scott was a poet and spoken word artist who had already made a name for herself on the open mic scene. The singer was no overnight success and the stories behind the creation of the album and her journey are very fascinating. There is no doubt that this is a classic album that has kicked off a legendary career from Jill Scott over the past two decades.

The collective at A Touch of Jazz had placed records on artists such as Tatyana Ali and Kenny Lattimore in the years prior, but this body of work was almost entirely created by them.

The culmination of their work reached a pinnacle on July 18th, 2000 with the release of the debut album “Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. DJ Jazzy Jeff had been compiling and developing a talented group of artists, producers and songwriters at his A Touch of Jazz Studios in Philadelphia in the years leading up to this. 2000 was a monumental year for the Philly Soul sound.

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