An R&B singer and songwriter with deep gospel and jazz roots, Alison Crockett was part of King Britt's Sylk 130 project. Crockett fronted three of the songs on the group's 1998 album When the Funk Hits the Fan. Crockett went on to work with Greg Osby, and subsequently fronted Us3, as heard on 2001's An Ordinary Day in an Unusual Place. The same year, she released a solo EP titled Azure. Although she continued to be featured on releases from artists who sought her out, she settled into a solo career during the 2000s with the albums On Becoming a Woman (2003) and Bare (2007). Mommy, What's a Depression? (2012) was her frankest, most expansive release to that point. ~ Andy Kellman