Tuesday, January 14, 2014

NEW RELEASES - ARI BROWN - GROOVE AWAKENING; FUNKEE BOY - SOUL PURPOSE; STEVE DAVIS - FOR REAL

ARI BROWN – GROOVE AWAKENING

Chicago is known as a jazz city that carries on the tough tenor sax tradition. The blues feeling was always an important element for the great tenor sax players like Gene Ammons, Von Freeman, Eddie Johnson, Red Holloway and now that they are all gone it' Recording information: Riverside Studio, Chicago, IL (05/13/2013-05/15/2013). Album Personnel: Ari Brown (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Kirk Brown (piano); Avreeayl Ra (drums); Dr. Cuz (percussion). Tracks include: One for Ken; Groove Awakening; Enka; Veda's Dance; Lonnie's Lament; In A Sentimental Mood; 3bop 4 Mal; Wayne's Trane; and Give Taanks (Song for Gerri). ~ cduniverse


FUNKEE BOY - SOUL PURPOSE

Chart Topping/Award Winning Smooth Jazz recording artist Funkee Boy follows up his award winning/#1 selling CD "Philosouphy" with his 3rd CD "Soul Purpose". This stellar CD blends Funkee Boy's signature keyboard playing/songwriting/music production w/ A-List artists Warren Hill, Najee, Bob Baldwin, Cindy Bradley, Nick Colionne, LEILA, Surface, Lamone, Timmy Maia, Tevin Michael and more!!! Funkee Boy stays true to his "philosoulphy" of blending his roots RnB + Funk + Jazz = SOUL. If you like Smooth Jazz, RnB, Soul, Piano, Saxophone, Tasteful Vocals with meaningful lyrics then this CD is for you!! Tracks include: Bonafide; Let It Flow; Déjà vu; I Can't Tell You Why; Treasure; Step In The Name Of Love; Karma; Bring Back the Days; Keystroke; New Day; Satisfied; Escala; and Just the Way You Are. ~ cduniverse

STEVE DAVIS - FOR REAL


Beautifully-blown work from Steve Davis – one of our favorite contemporary talents on the trombone, and an artist who can really make the instrument swing in an old school sort of mode! This set may well be one of Steve's most soulful in years – a great date with Larry Willis on piano, who brings in this mix of groove and lyricism to his lines – and partners with Davis at a level that recalls vintage collaborations between Curtis Fuller and Cedar Walton! The Davis/Willis team is augmented beautifully by tenorist Abraham Burton, whose lines have a slightly deeper edge, and really add a great layer to the sound – and the rhythm swings strongly with Nat Reeves on bass and Billy Williams on drums. And once again, Davis is a fountain of great new material – a wealth of original songs that include "For Real", "Nicky D", "Days Gone By", "Big East", "Daylight", "I Found You", and "Tactics".  ~ Dusty Groove


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