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Jill Scott Releases CD of Collaborations; Third Solo Album Due Out in Summer

NEW YORK -- On the heels of the announcement of vocalist Jill Scott's 10th Grammy nomination for her collaboration with jazz musicians George Benson and Al Jarreau, "God Bless The Child," Hidden Beach/Universal Records has released an album of all Scott's top collaborations, titled “Jill Scott: Collaborations.”

Included on the album is the Grammy-nominated partnership with Benson and Jarreau, as well as two other tracks honored this year -- her duet with jazz trumpeter Chris Botti, "Good Morning Heartache" (Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists) and "Daydreamin," off of Lupe Fiasco's “Food & Liquor” (Best Rap Album).

The album features guest spots from these collaborators and hip-hop musicians: Common, Mos Def, will.i.am and Will Smith, as well as performers such as Kirk Franklin, The Isley Brothers and Sergio Mendes. The genre-hopping album is Jill Scott and her signature stylings at their best.

Scott next heads to the studio for work on her third studio album, due out in summer 2007. She recently made the scene at Sundance in support of her role in the Dakota Fanning movie "Hounddog," in which she plays Big Momma Thornton, the artist who originally sang the Elvis Presley hit.

In 2005, Jill Scott won her first Grammy for Best Urban/Alternative Performance for "Cross My Mind" from her sophomore album, “Beautifully Human: Words & Sounds Vol. 2,” nominated for Best R&B Album that same year. It was the follow-up to 2001's critically acclaimed “Who Is Jill Scott?: Words & Sounds Vol. 1,” which earned Jill four Grammy nominations, including a Best New Artist nomination.

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