Mark Etheredge - Love Planet -2022

Artist: Mark Etheredge, Steve Oliver, Greg Vail, Paul Brown

Title: Love Planet

Year Of Release: 2022

Label: Vipaka Records

Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz

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Chris Standring - Simple Things (2022)

 

Sometimes it takes a potentially life altering event to make you stop and re-evaluate what is truly important to you. In March 2021, guitarist, composer, and arranger CHRIS STANDRING found himself in the emergency room after experiencing chest pains. Although there was some history of heart disease in his immediate family, he never dreamed that he was himself a candidate for a heart attack. He was just 60 years old, kept trim, ate well, exercised, and never smoked. But he was lucky. He come through it with flying colors and a new appreciation for the simple things that make life worth living.

On his newest release, SIMPLE THINGS, Standring reflects on his recent experience and his new and intimate awareness of the fragility of life. Standring relates, “We have all heard cliches like ‘who knows what tomorrow may bring’ and ‘don't forget to stop and smell the roses,’ but we usually don’t take those old aphorisms to heart. To suddenly come face to face with my own mortality made me think about what is really important to me and how I want to live out my third act. Ultimately the answer came down to a just few basic things - spending time with loved ones, being present in the moment, and doing things with joy. Indeed, the theme of this album is joy, positivity, hope, and, because I'm a sucker for a beautiful melody, a little sadness as well.”

Standring is no stranger to funk, and several compositions on the album were heavily influenced by Prince and Bootsy Collins. Standring explains, “I’m a big fan of Prince, who learned about funk studying the music of people like Bootsy Collins. I wrote the opening track, “Shadow of Doubt,” after hearing a particular bass line by Prince that I really liked and wondered what I could do with something similar. I also saw a YouTube video of Bootsy explaining his basic funk formula. The bass line he demonstrated is so funky that it inspired me to write something of my own. Of course, I had to thank him, which I did on “Thank You Bootsy.” “Face to Face” is another song that was influenced by Prince and Bootsy.”

Standring originally wrote “Change the World” for another artist, but he decided to keep the song for himself because it fit his style so well. He released this tune as a single, which reached number 1 on Billboard, (March 2022). “A Thousand Words” is a darker tune that Standring wrote for an old friend who suffered from mental illness and recently ended her own life. Standring composed “Ain't Nothin' But A Thing” specifically to play in live shows. It features Rodney Lee on organ.

“The Gist of You” has a romantic yet funky, half-time feel. Standring built “No Two Ways About It” on a two-chord groove that he imbues with an infectious, toe-tapping feel. “Too Close for Comfort” refers to his health scare last year. Standring often uses the phrase “Don't Get Me Started,” so he wrote a song with that title. The track features Gary Meek on tenor sax. Standring closes the album with “And the Show Goes On,” a mellow track with a lovely melody. As Standring says, “With all the world has been through the last couple of years – me included - the title says it all.”

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Jonathan Fritzén - Piano Tales (2022)

 This recording is one of the most exciting new Smooth Jazz releases I ve heard all year, maybe even last year, and I m thrilled to tell you that this incredible talent grew up listening to SmoothJazz.com Radio in Sweden and now is in fact, one of our brightest stars. VIP is filled with 10 sizzling hot tunes that will fill your world with groove and joy! It is a Very Important Project!

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Brian Culbertson - The Trilogy, Pt. 3 White (2022)

 Even though Brian Culbertson might be categorized as jazz lite, his music has enough "oomph" to keep you interested. The talented composer, arranger, keyboardist, and trombonist displayed a talent beyond his years at an early age, and credits his dad with helping him develop an ear for the type of music he makes. His father, Jim Culbertson, a respected high school jazz band director and trumpeter, cultivated a love of sanguine sounds in the young Brian, who eagerly listened to anything his dad put on the stereo. Their Decatur, Illinois, home would be alive with the recorded sounds of Maynard Ferguson, Buddy Rich, the Brecker Brothers, and David Sanborn. Growing up, Culbertson also listened to '70s R&B/pop/funk bands like Blood, Sweat & Tears, Tower of Power, and Earth, Wind & Fire. He began his musical training at the age of eight with piano lessons; at nine he moved to drums, at ten trombone, and at 12 bass. Bored with classical recital pieces, he began composing in junior high. By his freshman year in high school, he was experimenting with the then-new Yamaha DX-7 synthesizer and an old four-track recorder in the basement of his parents' home. His dedication earned him six individual and five group Down Beat student awards. During his high school years, he started getting into MIDI sequencing and synthesizers. He couldn't find players who were able to play his songs on the level he wanted, as most of his peers were into heavy metal, so Culbertson, who cites pop producer/songwriter David Foster (Earth, Wind & Fire's "After the Love Is Gone") as one of his strongest influences, learned how to play all the parts himself. After graduation, Culbertson headed to Chicago to begin studies in the music program at DePaul University. On campus, he began to run into high-level musicians and started playing in a band. A family friend helped Culbertson get a deal with Mesa/Blue Moon in 1994. In the bedroom of the apartment he shared with three college buddies, Culbertson single-handedly recorded his debut album, Long Night Out. The album spent ten consecutive weeks in the Top Five of the adult contemporary charts. On his follow-up album, Modern Life, Culbertson eschewed the one-man band approach in favor of a live band made up of some of the best musicians in Chicago, plus stellar saxophonist Gerald Albright. He's since put out several other albums, including After Hours (1995), Secrets (1997), and Somethin' Bout Love (1999). Culbertson's productions include albums by Bob Mamet and Steve Cole. Having gotten into composing advertising jingles, Culbertson set his sights on soundtracks. In 2001 the pianist (who could play the trombone, trumpet, and percussion as well) released Nice & Slow, followed by Come on Up in 2003. Two years later he issued It's on Tonight, and in 2006 Soulful Christmas, a collection of holiday favorites as well as an original. In 2008 Culbertson released Bringing Back the Funk, an acclaimed album that is credited with bringing new life to the urban jazz genre. It featured a sizable list of collaborators including Bootsy Collins, Larry Graham, Ray Parker, Jr., and David T. Walker, just to name a few. He followed it with a live album in 2009 and XII, a return to the studio, in 2010. In June of 2012, Culbertson released Dreams, his 13th album, featuring a host of all-star contemporary jazz and R&B session players and vocalists. Later that year he set about realizing a dream project. Now an independent artist, Culbertson had long desired to revisit the music from his 1994 debut offering, A Long Night Out, which was initially cut in his apartment on a very limited budget. He played most of the instruments himself but also enlisted a small backing group. In 2013 he re-recorded the same tracks, with a large all-star lineup that included Nathan East, Russ Freeman, Steve Lukather, and Candy Dulfer, to name a few, plus a 33-piece orchestra. Entitled Another Long Night Out, it was issued on his own BCM label in February of 2014. In 2016, Culbertson delivered the concert album Live: 20th Anniversary Tour, showcasing his band in concert at Yoshi's in San Francisco.

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Marcus Anderson - Reverse (2022)

 Marcus Anderson stands for variety, inventiveness and creativity. Be it smooth jazz, funk or gospel music, the combination of coffee and music or the connection of music with comic characters, he always delivers new surprises.

He started his solo career with the album My Turn (2005), followed by From The Heart (2009), Now (2011), Tender Loving Christmas (2011), Style Meets Substance (2013), AND Coffee (2015), Marcus Anderson Experience – Live In Concert (2015), My Inspiration Vol. 1 (2016), Limited Edition (2017), This Is Christmas (2017), Limited Edition Live (2018), My Inspiration Vol. 2 (2019), Hero (2020) and Hero Live (2021).

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Byron Miller - Real Love Psychobass 3 (2022)

 Bassist Byron Miller shares the fate of many sidemen who play with the superstars without the fame promotes their reputation significantly. He performed with George Duke, Roy Ayers Ubiquity, Santana, Herbie Hancock, Joe Sample and The Crusaders, Marvin Gaye, Whitney Houston, and Luther Vandross.

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Zolbert - Focus - 2022

 Альбом «Фокус» подытоживает 3,5 года истории, начиная с отцовства артиста, его путешествий по Соединенным Штатам и заканчивая пандемией последних 2 лет, символизируя глубокую духовную и художественную трансформацию, через которую прошел артист, чтобы создать новое, обновленное вдохновения,слушайте этот альбом и  тогда вы действительно сможете сосредоточиться только на действительно важных вещах.

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Marqueal Jordan - All We Have Are Moments (2022)

 

“Marqueal Jordan is one of the few people who have the ability to play like Coltrane and sing like Marvin. His live performances transcend genres. He’s a true dual threat. So much energy and fun in a Marqueal Jordan show. A few people have carried those initials; he definitely lives up to the legacy of them himself. MJ is the man.” 

— Wayne Bruce, Founder/Lead Guitarist of Spur of the Moment Band

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Threestyle feat. Magdalena Chovancova & Robert Fertl - Better Days (2022)

 
In this album Magdalena Chovancova, Robert Fertl and Gabriela Chovancova from the band ThreeStyle come together with friends like the amazingly talented vocalists Tim Owens, Damon Dae, DW3, Latonya Black Gilliard, Ashley Sankey, and instrumentalists Elvis Stanic, Lew Laing and James L. Manning to create a blend of vocal AC and smooth soul jazz.


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Julian Vaughn - Solo (2022)

 

Artist: Julian Vaughn

Title: Solo

Year Of Release: 2022

Label: JV Productions

Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz

Total Time: 00:47:31

Hailing from Kansas City bass player Julian Vaughn has reached after The Purpose Project (2010), Breakthrough (2012), Limitless (2015) and Bona Fide (2017) with Supreme (2019) number 5 of his solo projects. Not just a handful but a 5 stars career. Last year he has added his sixth star with the album Chapters Of Love.

His latest release Solo (2022) is slated to be his best work to date. As Vaughn’s recording catalog continues to grow, he hopes to continue to redefine the lead bassist role in the smooth jazz genre.

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Gabriel Mark Hasselbach - Midcentury Modern, Vol. 2 - 2019

 

Gabriel Mark Hasselbach - Mid Century Modern, Vol. 3 - 2022

 

Mindi Abair - Forever (2022)

 Artist: Mindi AbairTitle: Forever
Year Of Release: 2022Label:
Pretty Good For A Girl Records 

Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz

Quality: FLAC (tracks) 

Total Time: 42:25

Tracklist:

1. Fine Wine And Vinyl (03:56)

2. Call Me By Your Name (03:45)

3. Forever (05:16)

4. Alive (03:51)

5. Say It With Love (04:41)

6. April (Radio Edit) (04:24)

7. What About Love? (03:58)

8. Where There's A Woman There's A Way (04:18)

9. Nothing Ever Hurt Like You (04:11)

10. Midnight In San Francisco (04:03)

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Norman Brown - Let's Get Away (2022)

 

'Let's Get Away' has Norman Brown's hit-making talents on full display. Featuring inspired original compositions such as the vibey '"LA Chill," the funk/blues tinged "Talk It Out," and the romantic tribute to Wes Montgomery, "Heading Wes". Norman tops it all off with a brilliant rendition of the classic "Down Here On The Ground!".

"Norman Brown is one of contemporary jazz' brightest lights - whole stirring fluidity makes magic... a monster player and improviser." - Allmusic

"... a culmination of Jimi Hendrix and George Benson with some Wes Montgomery thrown in."- Jazz Times

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Darren Rahn - Rock The World (2022)

 

Tracklist:

01. Darren Rahn - Rock The World

02. Darren Rahn - Cry

03. Darren Rahn - On Wings Of Hope

04. Darren Rahn - Table For Two

05. Darren Rahn - Weekend Flow (feat. Brian Bromberg)

06. Darren Rahn - Midnight Sun (Extended Version)

07. Darren Rahn - The Perfect Storm (feat. Dave Koz, Najee & Everette Harp)

08. Darren Rahn - Caught Up In You (feat. Brian Culbertson)

09. Darren Rahn - Moxified (Extended Version)

10. Darren Rahn - Funky D

11. Darren Rahn - Infinite Love (Extended Version)

12. Darren Rahn - Everlasting

With multiple GRAMMY nominations over the past 14 years as an artist, producer and mixing engineer, Darren Rahn has become urban jazz’s premiere sonic architect – the “go-to” guy for established genre greats and up and comers looking for their next sure-fire hit.

After launching his career producing, engineering and mixing for local Denver area artists starting in the late 90s, Darren became the ultimate urban jazz hyphenate as an artist/producer in the 2000s, following his success with Wayman Tisdale (which included the #1 hit remake of “Ain’t No Stoppin Us Now”) with behind the scenes roles as producer, composer, arranger and/or mix engineer for music on five Dave Koz projects (Greatest Hits, Hello Tomorrow, Summer Horns, Gifts Of The Season, and A New Day ).

Over the years, as his detail-oriented sonic excellence led to more and more hit recordings, his resume has grown to include everyone from Toby Keith, Jonathan Butler and Najee to Bob James, Rick Braun, Jeffrey Osborne, Phil Perry, Jeff Lorber, Kirk Franklin, Jonathan Fritzen, Julian Vaughn, Blake Aaron, Lebron, Riley Richard and the late Nick Colionne.

Reaching yet another creative milestone in a dual career as an artist/producer that has earned him 26 #1 Billboard singles and multiple Grammy nominations, Darren Rahn’s highly anticipated new full length album Rock The World offers a message of love, faith, and hope through music in these challenging times.

https://album.link/i/1605391400

Dave Koz - A New Day (2020)

Alexander Zonjic - Playing It Forward (2020)

С богатым и разнообразным спектром современных джазовых треков с участием музыкантов и продюсеров со всей страны, альбом "Playing it Forward" объединяет душевные исполнения и техническое мастерство с треками, созданными обладателем премии Грэмми Джеффом Лорбером, включая участие Чака Леб, Джеймс Ллойд, Пол Джексон-младший, Майкл Томпсон, Эван Гарр и Джастин Шульц.

Derrick Adams - It's Alright (2020)

Vibes Alive - Vibrasonic (2020)

Tim Watson - Pure Energy (2020)