Search - Paul Brown :: City

Smoother than silk

Charlie Trece | Los Angeles | 02/25/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"After a very successful career as a producer of many great acts in the smooth jazz circuit, Paul Brown is building up a solid career as a smooth jazz artist himself. This new work proves one more time that Brown is one of the finest musicians around in the genre. "The City" offers an outstanding performance in most of the tracks. Grover Washington Jr's classic "Winelight" is such a great cover. A delicate and tasteful rendition that truly displays Paul Brown's musicianship at its best. Another track ("Las Vegas") reminds me of Brown's deep recognition to Wes Montgomery style. Mixing vocals in the album's title track with some funky grooves in "Motha for ya" also proves that he feels comfortable enough to explore different territories. The instrumental version of "The City" is a true gem and saxman Boney James is an added value to this great album. In short, this is a "must have" cd for any smooth jazz lover."

My 2 cents

S. Andrews | baltimore, md | 07/13/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I absolutely loved the first song. The rest of the songs were nice. Not exactly my taste, but they were good enough to justify the purchase of the cd based on only one song."