JRP Music - Jupiter Ray Project

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Media inquiries:
Shannon Ross
Tel.: 819-459-3704
Cell: 613-447-7814
e-Mail: info@jrpmusic.com

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Press reviews:

Official CD Review
Ottawa Citizen
Morrison Heights (4 1/2 stars out of 5)
Jupiter Ray Project (Independent)

With each listen you become more aware of the subtleties of Morrison Heights - the crickets, the woodstoves, the barking dog, all the sounds of the country where this album was made by husband-and-wife songwriting duo Jack Pelletier and Shannon Ross.

There's a painstaking attention to detail and a strong ability to say more with less. Ross's soulful vocal is an instrument all on its own (Jenny Lewis meets Angela Desveaux).

Pelletier stays in the background for the most part as producer/guitarist, save for two lazy-day tales called Wrote You A Song and Every Corner.

Ball and Chain's Michael Ball (fiddle), Souljazz Orchestra's Pierre Chretien (Hammond, Rhodes), Paul Christian (trombone), Jason Jaknunas (electric bass), Peter von Althen (percussion) and Chris Breitner (bass) add texture.

The whole disc culminates in the six-minute, swelling rock gem called Fight Your Way Out, adding guts to a fine country album. An early contender for disc of the year.
- Fateema Sayani
Ottawa Citizen, March 3/2007 Page K4 (Style Weekly)

Ottawa Xpress
"Taking his cue from Young and Harris, Pelletier, along with fellow Jupiter Ray core member Shannon Ross, creates country-rock music incredibly rich in feeling and lyrical quality..."
- Stephen Flood - Ottawa Express

Ottawa Sun
"...That sound is decidedly laid back, acoustic-based and steeped in country and folk-rock charm. And on Morrison Heights, it is everywhere -- from the mid-tempo shuffle of Pelletier's Wrote You a Song to the mournful 'interlude' that comprises an a cappella excerpt from a live performance of I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, that finds Ross' siren voice all but drowned out by audience chatter...."
Allan Wigney - Ottawa Sun

Ottawa Citizen
"...It's a smooth ride. Ross sings most of the songs, with a few hits from Pelletier, who produced the album. Both are stunning vocalists who've judiciously arranged each song with just the right hint of soul. Peter von Althen, Michael Ball (Ball & Chain), Pierre Chretien (Souljazz Orchestra), Al Bragg (Amos the Transparent) and lead accompanist Chris Breitner are a solid ensemble.

There's a welcome flutter of horns on The Park and the wheezy blush of organs on Occasional Snowflake. The weepy fiddle on Wrote You A Song adds a subtle touch to the sleepy duet. The disc culminates in Fight Your Way Out, the swelling rock track on a beautifully realized disc. This is for fans of Jenny Lewis or Dean & Britta -- if they were on a country retreat -- and an early contender for disc of the year..."
-Fateema Sayani
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"The Best Recordings of 2007" for it's 4.5 star on 5 Morrison Heights album - Ottawa Citizen