James Bowman III - Things On
My Mind
Colorful, uplifting, steady
grooving and wildly inspiring, singer and songwriter James Bowman III's latest
album Things On My Mind offers a seamless merging of gospel energy, sacred
reverence and urban oriented Smooth Jazz. Having played with Brian McKnight and
Mervyn Warren and opened for everyone from Edwin Hawkins, Kirk Franklin and BeBe
& CeCe Winans, the multi-talented artist and seductive vocalist has
plenty to communicate about - the Lord, marriage, family and relationship. Led
by a spiritual lyrical reworking of an Earth, Wind & Fire classic, the
collection offers a positive overall message to combat the harsh discourse
occurring in the world today. ~smoothjazz.com
Samuel Lorenzo – Wishing You
Were Here
Samuel Lorenzo is a creative
singer-songwriter, keyboardist, percussionist, and producer whose roots began
in Norfolk, Virginia. A quiet, soft-spoken artist with a vibe that reaches the
very depth of his soul, genres such as R&B, Funk, Gospel, and Jazz have
inspired Samuel Lorenzo's international, poignant and warm musical style.
Hailing from Atlantic Records' funk/R&B group Mass Production, the
group's #1 R&B hit "Firecracker", sampled by 2 Live Crew on
their single "Me So Horny", propelled them onto the Billboards
charts. A versatile musician, Gospel artists such as Daryl Coley, Morris
Chapman, Helen Baylor, and Alvin Slaughter, inspired Lorenzo. He was also
fortunate to share the stage with them as well as other celebrated artists such
as The Isley Brothers, The Gap Band, Sister Sledge, Rick James, Teddy
Pendergrass, Stephanie Mills, Cameo, Peabo Bryson, Lakeside, Atlantic Starr,
SOS Band, Skyy, Brass Construction, Con Funk Shun, Slave, The Spinners, The
Dazz Band, and most recently Brick, The Fat Back Band, Instant Funk, The Ying
Yang Twins, and Chingy. This new release, Wishing You Were Here, is inspired by
his wife. Lorenzo masterfully captures on the piano the phrase "absence
makes the heart grow fonder" with this sultry and seductive melody.
New York/Paris Reunion Quintet
- Live At The Bird's Eye Club, Basel
A great group of players from both the New York and Paris scenes – coming together here in a live recording that's got a wonderfully classic vibe, right from the start! The best-known player in the group, at least to our ears, is trumpeter Joe Magnarelli, who always sparkles on his solos – but the group's also got some really fantastic alto work from Dmitry Baevsky, a player we know a lot less, but who really blows us away with the depth and texture of his tone – an approach that uses the alto with a hell of a bite, at a level we maybe haven't heard this great since the early bop recordings of Jackie McLean! Pianist Jeb Patton is great, too – very romping some moments, but personally pointed at others – and the group also features rock-solid work from Fabien Marcoz on bass and Bernd Reiter on drums, a duo who are especially nice when hard-swinging. Titles include "Brooklyn", "Mr Kenyatta", "Truth Tellers", "Bittersweet", "Conception", and "Everything I Love". ~ Dusty Groove
A great group of players from both the New York and Paris scenes – coming together here in a live recording that's got a wonderfully classic vibe, right from the start! The best-known player in the group, at least to our ears, is trumpeter Joe Magnarelli, who always sparkles on his solos – but the group's also got some really fantastic alto work from Dmitry Baevsky, a player we know a lot less, but who really blows us away with the depth and texture of his tone – an approach that uses the alto with a hell of a bite, at a level we maybe haven't heard this great since the early bop recordings of Jackie McLean! Pianist Jeb Patton is great, too – very romping some moments, but personally pointed at others – and the group also features rock-solid work from Fabien Marcoz on bass and Bernd Reiter on drums, a duo who are especially nice when hard-swinging. Titles include "Brooklyn", "Mr Kenyatta", "Truth Tellers", "Bittersweet", "Conception", and "Everything I Love". ~ Dusty Groove
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