“Imagine Rickie Lee Jones sings a Tom Waits’ song with Ray Charles and Kenny Burrell as the theme song to an episode of The Avengers,” says Lil’ Red. “Well, that’s kinda the vibe!"

“7" plays like a lost soundtrack to a 1960s spy film — Blues as a David Lynch movie sub-genre. A sassy and elegant, genre-blending exploration of swinging Blues, retro soul, Gospel, spy jazz and pop noir. This Franco-American collaboration of seven original tracks celebrates self-empowerment, freedom, and fearless expression. You’re gonna dig it, this mod, swinging, cat’s meow that’ll put you in the groove and hopefully in the mood for a far out flashback into retro modern Blues.

An auto-production using the name Lil’ Red Records, this first major release is produced by and featuring Chicago guitar legend Dave Specter. Recorded, mixed and mastered by Grammy winner Blaise Barton at JoyRide Studio in Chicago. An American/French collaboration Jennifer “Lil’ Red Milligan & Pascal “Rooster” Fouquet are joined by French rhythm section Abdell B. Bop on upright bass and Denis Agenet on drums with American award winning boogie & blues pianist Ricky Nye and ShaunBooker, Jeff Morrow and Caroline Rau on vocals. Touching and refreshing with bite and humor, their original songs come from their love for those old jazzy blues and post war rhythm & blues. “It’s a cry for love!” says Lil’ Red “The current climate of political turmoil, violence, racism and bigotry makes my soul burn. May the Blues heal and bring us together through the awareness of beauty in difference.”