Grammy Award-winning guitarist/singer Norman Brown has just released Stay With Me, and this summer he will launch his third annual Summer Storm tour, with Peabo Bryson, Marion Meadows and Jeff Lorber. The tour begins on May 26th in Oceanside, California and continues through the summer and fall, winding up in Avalon, California at the Catalina Jazz Fest on October 21st.
The title track was written and produced by singer/songwriter Brian McKnight, who provides back-up vocals to the R&B tune. Trumpeter Rick Braun and saxophonist Kirk Whalum also guest on the album for a reunion of supergroup BWB on "It's Not Over," and guitarist/producer Paul Brown collaborated on "Pop's Cool Groove" and "Soul Dance" and produced "I Need You." One of his favorite tracks is the bossa nova-flavored "Pop's Cool Groove," which was inspired by his father, who was a fan of legendary guitarist Wes Montgomery. "He would sit down in the basement and listen to me practice for hours and hours," Brown recalls of his dad. "He really liked Wes Montgomery and that style, so I learned that style. And when I finished this song, it was like, 'Oh, yeah. This is Pop's cool groove."
Stay With Me includes the following tracks:
"Let's Take A Ride You"
"You Keep Lifting Me Higher"
"Pop's Cool Groove"
"It Ain't Over BWB"
"So In Love"
"Stay With Me"
"Soul Dance"
"Every Little Thing"
"A Quiet Place"
"I Need You"
Dates for Norman Brown's Summer Storm tour are as follows:
May 26 - Oceanside, CA - Oceanside Pier Amphitheater
June 17 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl/Playboy Jazz Fest
June 20 - Detroit, MI - Chene Park
June 22 - Wilmington, DE - Rodney Square
June 23 - Hampton, VA - Hampton Jazz Fest
June 24 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Freihofer's Jazz Fest
July 7 - Omaha, NE - Omaha Riverfront Jazz & Festival (w/o Peabo Bryson)
July 8 - Columbus, OH - Wendy's Corporate Headquarters
July 20 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
July 21 - Melbourne, FL - King Center for Performing Arts
July 22 - Indianapolis, IN - Indianapolis Black Expo
July 28 - Harrisburg, PA - The Forum Theatre
August 17 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater
August 18 - Temecula, CA - Wilson Creek Winery
August 24 - Seattle, WA - Seattle University
August 25 - Las Vegas, NV - Boulder Station Casino
September 7 - West Bend, WI - Ziegler Kettle Moraine Jazz Fest
September 8 - Central Park, CA - BB Jazz Fest
September 22 - Scottsdale, AZ - Scottsdale Civic Center Amphitheater
October 19 - Clearwater, FL - Clearwater Jazz Holiday
October 21 - Avalon, CA - Catalina Jazz Festival
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