Monday, August 14, 2017

NEW RELEASES: HERB ALPERT – MUSIC VOL. 1; THE B. CHRISTOPHER BAND – FOUR FROM THE SUN; ABRAHAM DAY – THE PURPOSE

HERB ALPERT – MUSIC VOL. 1

Sounding as fresh, hip, edgy and tuneful as ever at 82, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and nine time Grammy winner Herb Alpert takes his inimitable trumpet to many fascinating places on MUSIC VOL. 1. Teaming with Grammy winning producer Jochem van der Saag (Andrea Bocelli, Seal, Destiny’s Child), the legend mines some seriously deep cool and electronic soulfulness in re-imagining many blasts from the past popularized by The Beatles, John Lennon, Nat “King” Cole, Frank Sinatra and his legendary band The Tijuana Brass, as well as from modern pop crooner, Jason Mraz! Blissfully bridging past and present, MUSIC VOL. 1 shows that the master is still in top form! ~ smoothjazz.com

THE B. CHRISTOPHER BAND – FOUR FROM THE SUN

Following his well received debut HIGH TIDE, electric guitarist B. Christopher – leader of The B. Christopher Band - continues his emergence as a solo artist with FOUR FROM THE SUN, which features his fluid melodies and dazzling licks in an exciting variety of jazz, pop, R&B and blues settings. Besides return visits from Nathan East and Anton Fig, the album – whose single word titles all refer to multiple shades of red – includes all-star contributions by saxman Andy Snitzer, drummer Shawn Pelton and bassist Stu Hamm. FOUR FROM THE SUN is red hot! ~ smoothjazz.com


ABRAHAM DAY – THE PURPOSE

After touring with R&B bands and serving as an educator, radio announcer and youth counselor, saxophonist Abraham Day makes a bold declaration about his new creative mission on his debut album THE PURPOSE. As a producer and arranger, he gives his silky, light funk horn style a percolating bed of lightly percussive grooves and enhances his infectious melodies with dreamy atmospheres and trippy sonic textures. Smooth Jazz doesn’t get any more soulful and spiritual than THE PURPOSE! ~ smoothjazz.com


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