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Can You Hear Me is Patrick Bradleys third solo release. Bringing Bradleys music to life are top flight musicians such as saxophonists Eric Marienthal (Chick Corea Elektric Band) and Dave Koz, trumpeter Rick Braun, guitarists Michael Thompson and Dwight Sills, bassist Jimmy Haslip (formerly of the Yellowjackets) and drummer Gary Novak. At the helm of it all is prolific producer/composer/keyboardist Lorber who Bradley swears fits his musicality like a glove. Collaborating on their second album together, Bradley and Lorber composed and arranged all ten songs on Can You Hear Me. Bradley nimbly emotes graceful harmonies on piano, adds depth and texture via Moog synthesizer embellishments and uncorks feverish organ blasts with reckless abandon when the mood to pontificate strikes. A variety of jazz visages fusion, contemporary and smooth - emerge from tracks rooted in R&B that reflect prisms of funk, soul and blues with the deep-pocketed grooves stitched by bassist Jimmy Haslip and drummer Gary Novak. David Mann s fiery horns and crisp horn arrangements fatten the sound on Blue Skies, Daylight, For Her and Voyage with hitman Rick Braun captured blowing away on trumpet on a pair of cuts ( Blue Skies and Voyage ) and Eric Marienthal chiming in some swinging sax on a few numbers ( Blue Skies, Shoreline and Catalan ). Lorber s keyboard and Dwight Sills guitar riff rhythmically throughout the session with Sills and guitarist Michael Thompson dousing kerosene before slash and burn solos. Both Bradley and Lorber solo on the blistering progressive rock thrill ride North Of Evermore. The first radio single Can You Hear Me featuring Dave Koz on soprano sax is a beautiful melody written for Bradley s mother who passed away in 2008. I ve been playing my whole life and I m trying to be heard in this noisy world as a musician. My mom passed before hearing my last album ( Under The Sun ) including the song I wrote for my (late) father ( Tears From The Sky ). I wonder if she can hear me and my music. I wrote Can You Hear Me with her in mind, said Bradley, a man of faith who hails from Southern California.