Dave Koz And Friends – Summer Horns

———————————————————————
Dave Koz And Friends – Summer Horns
———————————————————————

Artist……………: Dave Koz And Friends
Album…………….: Summer Horns
Genre…………….: Jazz
Source……………: CD
Year……………..: 2013
Ripper……………: Exact Audio Copy (Secure mode) &
Codec…………….: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
Version…………..: reference libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917
Quality…………..: Lossless, (avg. compression: 62 %)
Channels………….: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit
Tags……………..: VorbisComment
Information……….:

Ripped by…………: darkruslik on 6/23/2013
Posted by…………: AJ Productions on 7/19/2013
News Server……….:
News Group(s)……..:

Included………….: NFO, M3U, LOG, CUE
Covers……………: Front

———————————————————————
Tracklisting
———————————————————————

1. Dave Koz And Friends – Always There [04:05]
2. Dave Koz And Friends – Got To Get You Into My Life [05:38]
3. Dave Koz And Friends – Rise [05:08]
4. Dave Koz And Friends – So Very Hard To Go [04:38]
5. Dave Koz And Friends – Hot Fun In The Summertime [04:27]
6. Dave Koz And Friends – Take Five [04:12]
7. Dave Koz And Friends – 25 Or 6 To 4 [04:47]
8. Dave Koz And Friends – Reasons [04:46]
9. Dave Koz And Friends – I Got You (I Feel Good) [04:17]
10. Dave Koz And Friends – You Haven’t Done Nothin’ [03:46]
11. Dave Koz And Friends – God Bless The Child [05:58]
12. Dave Koz And Friends – Summer Horns [03:57]

The Players (See Credits For Full Lineup)
Dave Koz, Gerald Albright, Mindi Abair, and Richard Elliot – Saxophones

Playing Time………: 55:45
Total Size………..: 348.13 MB

———————————————————————
by Thom Jurek

Summer Horns is the first studio album from Dave Koz since 2010’s
Hello Tomorrow. That said, it’s not solely billed to him. The “and
Friends” on the bill refers to three other contemporary jazz
saxophonists: Gerald Albright, Mindi Abair, and Richard Elliot. Produced
by Paul Brown, this is a big up-front horn section record, full of jazz,
funk, and R&B covers, alternately by Greg Adams, Tom Scott, Gordon
Goodwin, and Albright. The four-sax line is augmented by brass in
various places, too. While Brown’s production sound stays within the
genre of contemporary jazz — it’s both clean and bright — the feel is all
groove. Early on there is a finger-popping open-road vibe in the take
on Herb Alpert’s “Rise,” and an atypical jazzy read of Sly Stone’s “Hot
Fun in the Summertime,” with Brian Culbertson adding a trombone solo
and chorus vocals by Jonathan Butler and Jeffrey Osborne. Abair’s
lead alto on the cover of Paul Desmond’s iconic “Take Five” is slippery
and warm, and rides the time signature beautifully; the multi-horn
arrangement by Goodwin, with its layered and interweaving solos and
upright bass in place of the piano and drums, is a nice touch. Michael
McDonald’s vocal on Tower of Power’s “So Very Hard to Go” is every
bit as soulful as the Motown covers on his own records. Koz’s lead alto
breaks are tasty. Adams’ chart substitutes elegance for grittiness, but
the emotion remains. While Chicago’s “25 or 6 to 4” and James
Brown’s “I Got You (I Feel Good)” suffer a tad for their lack of
wildness, both have interesting guitar touches and fine solos by Koz
and Albright, respectively. Led by Elliot’s expressive tenor, Charles
Stepney and Earth, Wind & Fire’s “Reasons” is a groove-laden
midtempo babymaker and a set high point. Rick Braun’s trumpet solo
and Butler’s gospel moaning vocal turn Stevie Wonder’s “You Haven’t
Done Nothin'” into one of the set’s dancefloor shakers. Albright’s horn
chart is funky, chunky, and righteous. The lone original here is the title
track. It’s pure contemporary jazz, with Koz delivering a nice soprano
solo followed by Elliot’s fine tenor break. Lenny Castro’s percussion and
Roberto Vally’s bassline keep the groove fluid and deep. Summer
Horns doesn’t pretend to be anything other than it is: a good-time
record that sounds like it was as much fun to make as it is to listen to.
———————————————————————
https://www.rapidshare.com/files/3505932373/Dave%20%26%20His%20Summer%20Friends.rar