When I'm looking for music to post here, I look for something special tucked inbetween the melodies. It's that feeling that you can't really put your finger on. Still that feeling manages to force your body into movement, stirring up that place in your soul that I believe is reserved not for good, but for great music. 

As soon as I heard the first few couple notes of this song, I knew that it would have that feeling. 

 José James - Trouble 

I'm not the only one feeling the jazzy sounds of José James. The slick-voiced singer was recently voted Rising Star Best Vocalist this year by DownBeat Magazine. But then again, how could it possibly go wrong? James is bringing a new layer to modern jazz, scenting it with the soulful rhythms inspired by the likes of hip hop and spoken word. Trouble is a new song surfacing on Youtube from the Allsaints Basement Sessions, a selection of live sessions played by different artists. The song is completely new, and will probably (and hopefully) find it's way onto James's next album. Seems like we can look forward to a new swirl of musical influences, deeply rooted in finger snapping jazz.

UPDATE: I had the chance to interview James at his first show at a New York Jazz Club. You can find my interview, and a review of the show (hint: one of the best I've been to) at The Epoch Times, right here.