Dee Brown | "Deep Secrets"

Faith and loss. As they did on his 2018 breakthrough album, “Remembering You,” faith and loss continue to be groove jazz guitarist dee Brown’s inspiration. After losing his mother a couple of years ago, he leaned on his faith as he began composing material for his newly released “Deep Secrets” album. The Detroit-area musician reteamed with Grammy nominated producer Valdez Brantley to write and produce his fifth collection of R&B, jazz, soul and gospel music that includes production and mixing assistance from Billboard chart-topper Blake Aaron, multiple Grammy nominee Darren Rahn and Nate Harasim. 

Brown frequently quotes The Bible in conversation, particularly when discussing the subjects of his songs. The album title itself comes from a quote from Corinthians: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him. But it was to us that God revealed these things by his Spirit. For his Spirit searches out everything and shows us God’s deep secrets.”

Brown recorded “Deep Secrets” remotely during COVID-19 quarantine with his band and collaborators emailing their tracks to him and Brantley (piano, keyboards, strings and programming). Throughout the recording process, Brown issued singles to whet listeners’ appetites for the album, with each preview earning most added status on the Billboard chart. “Love You Too,” released last March, has received over 100,000 YouTube views. Using his nimble electric guitar fretwork to orate expressively, Brown contemplates passion, habits, purpose, the spiritual path, God’s will, and even his first grandchild on “Deep Secrets.” Reviewers have hailed the seven-minute “Praise Is What I Do,” a sprawling gospel classic that Brown blesses with an orchestral opening, Gerard Brooks’ soul-stirring croon, a gospel choir and Merlon Devine’s soaring soprano sax.

Since dropping his 2007 debut album, “No Time To Waste,” Brown has performed or shared the stage with Aretha Franklin, Al Jarreau, Jeffrey Osborne, BeBe Winans, Ohio Players, Bob James, Spyro Gyra, Gerald Albright, Brian Culbertson, Najee, Paul Taylor, Paul Brown, Mindi Abair and Alexander Zonjic, among others.