Jennifer Porter - Sun Come And Shine Redux (2025)

The luminous voice of songstress Jennifer Porter shapes the elegant tapestry of her lyrics into a musical style that blends its worldliness into other-worldly dimensions

Her seductive vocals breathe intimate stories of love and loss against a backdrop of sublime instrumentation. All of this imaginative and original magical music comes together again on ‘Sun Come and Shine Redux,’ the remixed and remastered reprise of Porter’s impeccable 2021 release, “Sun Come and Shine.” The title song was then honored with the We Are The Music Makers award for Best Roots/Americana/Blues song.

The title song itself, “Sun Come and Shine,” which opens the album, features multi- instrumentalist Porter on the Hammond B-3, and a delicate harp and piano intro leading into the mystic of its lyrics: “Sun come and shine in my door / Let your light creep gently cross the floor / ‘Til my thoughts don’t scare me no more.” On “Show Me Your Love,” Porter provides her own backing vocals as well as B3 and Fender Rhodes work, highlighting ethereal vocals in a tenderlove song: “In the tone of your voice and the words that you choose / In the moves and the grooves that you use / Won’t you show me your love.”

A lilting melody envelops the dreamy optimism of “When It’s All Been Said And Done: “Let’s roll the rug back and we’ll have a dance / I’ll bring you violets and we’ll take a chance.” A gorgeous burst of horns slips into “Satin Shoes,” with its esoteric imagery: “We’ll feel sad when we sit very still / To ask for joy and pray for time / We can’t recall we ever knew / How desperately we need a happy ending.” The sultry-voiced, upbeat “Stop Your Talkin’” is an earthy warning framed in jazzy horns: “You better stop your talkin’ talkin’ / Or I’ll be going, going, gone.”

The bluesy “In And Out With You” is a rhythmic adventure of love featuring a razor-sharp guitar solo by George Naha punctuating delightful lyrics with and a joyous shout at the finish: “Cross the ocean dark on this night-light flight / Holding hands while cycling in the rain / Sleeping by your side on this midnight train.” Porter’s airy touch on the B3 encircling a sensuous sax leads into the lovely refrain of a “Bitter New York Night” warmed by luscious vocals: “And when we’re old and dance real slow / I will dream…”

The rousing accordion of C.J. Chenier and a taste of Porter’s honky-tonk piano introduce the New Orleans rhythms of “You’re So Easy To Be With” and its colorful vibrations: “You’re so easy to get lost in / I forget to find my way.” The only non-Porter song, “Something On Your Mind,” with Christian Bride on fretless bass, is a poignant ballad by Dino Valenti: “I have seen the writing on the wall / Who cannot maintain will always fall.” The haunting strains of Cindy Cashdollar’s pedal steel warm the finale, “I’ll Be Here,” with its gentle promise of everlasting love: “I’ll take your hand and I’ll walk without shame / For as you go, so will I / ‘Til the day that Idie.”

‘Sun Come and Shine Redux’ is layered with the sophistication of Jennifer Porter’s smart, sensitive lyrics, and the eloquence of her unique voice. It’s filled with expressive musical creations torn from Porter’s personal vision for you to experience with her. Let her explore your mind.