Preceded by Come As You Are and It Just Happens That Way, Life Less Ordinary is the third solo release for Mindi Abair since signing with GRP Records. I believe this is by far the most versatile of her works and may just be her best CD to date.

Mindi Abair plays with a maturity and style that are uniquely her own. I really appreciate the way the songs are tightly woven with those who accompany her on them, yet without being completely swallowed up.

She certainly deserves kudos for being an artist who is not at all afraid of trying new ideas. She could at this point slip into that familiar pattern of creating tracks that are simply designed to get radio play time but certainly does not choose that route.

With help from an outstanding cast of veteran musicians, like Lalah Hathaway, Ricky Peterson, Keb