With persistence, patience and passion, romance grows
stronger, richer and sweeter each year and for 25 years, urban-jazz saxophonist
Kim Waters has written, produced and performed chart-topping candlelight
compositions that explore the excitement, exoticism and mystique of love. He
will clank glasses on September 2 to celebrate the silver anniversary with the
release of his aptly titled 20th solo album, “Silver Soul,” to be issued by Red
River Entertainment.
“Silver
Soul” is most definitely an urban adult contemporary album with a wealth of
R&B vocals and sultry grooves although almost half of the dozen cuts
produced by Waters are instrumental numbers certain to woo his contemporary
jazz fan base like the highly rhythmic first single with the grandiose hook,
“Dreaming Of You,” is already doing. The tune showcasing his daughter Kayla
Waters on piano was the second most added track on playlists this week
according to BDS Radio.
Waters
isn’t a word man, but his melodies convey intimacy while redolent of ardor and
seduction. In addition to playing most of the instruments on “Silver Soul,”
Waters emotes using the voice of his impassioned sax – tenor, alto and soprano
– employing his masterful command of the instrument to serenade with harmonic
poetry and aural overtures. The album is comprised of eight songs that Waters
wrote and a pair of R&B vocal tunes that he co-wrote: “Anything You Need”
featuring Waters’ wife, Dana Pope, and “Laying Beside Me” spotlighting crooner
Eric Roberson. A tandem of compelling covers – a soprano sax take of John
Legend’s hit “All Of Me” and “Fireflies,” illuminated by a stunning lead vocal
by Zendaya – completes the session.
“’Silver
Soul’ is really a thank you to my audience that has been with me thus far
throughout my 25-year musical journey as a recording artist. I took my time
writing the material because I wanted it to be an album of hits with every song
sounding like a single,” said Waters, who will tour through the end of the year
in support of the disc playing headline shows with his band and on a variety of
all-star package dates with the likes of Grammy nominee Maysa, Nick Colionne,
Brian Simpson, Marion Meadows and Phil Perry.
Love and
romance has been Waters’ muse throughout an accomplished recording career that
began with 1989’s “Sweet & Saxy.” The Maryland native has thrived becoming
a staple on the urban-jazz landscape with a deep catalogue that boasts 14 No. 1
singles, four No. 1 albums, 16 Top Ten singles and crossover sets that have
logged time on the Billboard 200, urban, contemporary jazz, Heatseekers and Top
Independent Albums charts. For more information, please visit
www.KimWaters.net.
“Silver
Soul” contains the following songs:
“Dreaming
Of You” (featuring Kayla Waters)
“On A
Mission”
“Let’s
Stay Together”
“Go-Go
Smooth”
“Anything
You Need” (featuring Dana Pope)
“Cruising
Round Rock”
“All Of
Me”
“Fireflies”
(featuring Zendaya)
“Let’s
Make Love”
“High
Stride”
“A Song
For Dana”
“Laying
Beside Me” (featuring Eric Roberson)
No comments:
Post a Comment