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Fans of saxophonist Dave Koz from either his days playing EWI with the Rippingtons or his tours with lookalike pop star Richard Marx waited a long few years for this explosive debut, and Koz certainly delivers the goods with an absolutely smashing Sanborn-esque display of chops and seduction. The Marx effect is a definite plus, as Koz does wonders with a cover of the singer's "Endless Summer Nights" and he co-wrote one of the disc's best originals: "Give It Up" with Marx and Jeff Lorber (who is one of the album's handful of producers). As in his previous work as a sideman, Koz proves an innovative player throughout. This project not only launched one of the great smooth jazz sax careers of the '90s, but it was one of the first genre albums to spawn hit singles (the ballads "Emily" and "Castle of Dreams") and VH1 videos. Pure dynamite, but Koz would later top even himself. ~ Jonathan Widran
Engineers include: Tony Peluso, Bruce Sugar, Howard Wolen.
Personnel includes: Dave Koz (soprano, alto, tenor & baritone saxophone, EWI); Evan Rogers, Cole Basque, Joey Diggs (vocals); Tom Scott (saxophone); Carl Sturken, Elliot Wolff, Jim Lang, Claude Gaudette (keyboards, drum programming); Paul Jackson, Jr., Charles Fearing, Buzz Feiten (guitar); Randy Jackson, Alec Milstein, Sylvian Bolduc (bass).
Producers include: Dave Koz, Steve Barri, Tony Peluso, Jeff Koz, Randy Nicklaus.
Dave Koz Music | List Price | $8.94 (You save $0.69) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Jazz CDs, Pop, Jazz Instrument, Easy Listening, Saxophone | | Label | EMI Latin | | Orig Year | 1990 | | All Time Sales Rank |  34789  | | CD Universe Part number | 1108969 | | Catalog number | 91643 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Sep 25, 1990 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Recording Time | 51 minutes | | Personnel | Paul Jackson Jr.
Randy Jackson
Dave Koz - soprano, alto, tenor & baritone saxophone, EWI
Claude Gaudette - keyboards, drum programming
Carl Sturken
Evan Rogers
Charles Fearing
Joey Diggs - vocals
Buzz Feiten - guitar
Alec Milstein
Jim Lang
Cole Basque
Elliot Wolff
Sylvian Bolduc - bass
Also: Tom Scott, Jeff Lorber |
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Dave Koz
 $9.29 
One of smooth jazz's brightest young keyboardists seems to be caught in the same marketing trap as his contemporaries -- aiming to please radio programmers first, and waiting till very late in the running order of the disc to challenge himself -- and listeners who have many other new and similarly likeable keyboard releases to choose from. When he finally blows his lid on Secrets and goes for broke, it's a joyous affair, as the eight-minute closing track "At the Backroom" finds Brian Culbertson jamming hardcore blues/funk and bouncing off the inspirations of older cats like Jeff Golub (guitar) and Ricky Peterson (wicked on the Hammond B-3). The tune sounds like an outtake from Golub's more adventurous solo efforts. Surprises abound -- Culbertson seems to close the piece, then after a short bit of silence, comes back playing smokin' trombone, giving the whole affair an authentic New Orleans club flavor. On the eight previous tracks, Culbertson once again shows a mastery of cool groovin', easygoing melodies, and some tight ensemble action -- and yet beyond the bouncy opening cut "So Good" and the Paul Brown-produced soul-inflected "Backstreet," he's just cruising in the middle of the road with pals like Gerald Albright ...
| | Dave Koz Off The Beaten Path CD (1996) Enhanced CD
Dave Koz
$11.39 
All tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology.
Dave Koz's complete 180 twist Off the Beaten Path is full-fledged musical proof that digging deep and exposing certain vulnerabilities can yield dead-on results. The saxman's first two hits (including the gold "Lucky Man") were solid pop/funk gems, but heavy on the slick, urban-tinged production machinery. If it ain't broke, don't fix it? How droll and uninspiring. Instead, Koz has chosen to veer slightly off the smooth and onto a rockier, less certain road for a more organic, acoustic-oriented experience, all of which reflects the sweeping changes in his life these past few years. A combination of high energy and tight synergy with his supporting players shines through from the raw, fast, and furious folk-to-rock fusion drive-time cut "Don't Look Back" to a wild, brassy, and bluesy "Wake Up Call" and on through the polyrhythmic alto jam "Follow Me Home" (featuring violin and Irish pennywhistle). Hootie & the Blowfish would envy the Jeff Lorber-tinged Southern rocker "Flat Feet," a true barn burner that features call and response between Koz and Greg Leisz's pedal steel guitar. The trappings may have changed, but the sweetheart in Koz's soul isn't far away melodically, ...
| | Dave Koz December Makes Me Feel This Way CD (1997)
Dave Koz
$9.95
All tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology.
Koz's holiday effort December Makes Me Feel This Way is highlighted by a pair of original compositions, the title track (co-authored by Alan Rich and Judd Friedman) and a celebration of Channukah titled "Eight Candles." In addition to traditional fare like "Sleigh Ride," "Winter Wonderland" and "The Little Drummer Boy," the collection also includes a tongue-in-cheek, coffeehouse-styled rendition of "Twas the Night Before Christmas" performed with the great comedian Phil Hartman (of Saturday Night Live and NewsRadio fame). ~ Jason Ankeny
Recorded ...
| | Dave Koz Lucky Man CD (1993)
Dave Koz
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Saxophonist Dave Koz has become one of the most successful and beloved instrumentalists of his time, and helped establish smooth jazz as a musical force to be reckoned with. His career catapulted with 1993's Lucky Man, one of Koz' slickest and most commercial releases (which is not a bad thing by any means) to date. The album has an undeniably crisp and clean feel, akin to the color schemes used in the artwork. The musical styles range from funky and peppy, as in the opening "Shakin' the Shack," "Silverlining," and the evergreen "You Make Me Smile," to tender and sweet, as in "Faces of the Heart," "Lucky Man," and "Tender Is the Night," which features hypnotic vocals courtesy of Phil Perry. A definite highlight is the unstoppable and downright electrifying "Saxman," which features an A list who's who of influential saxophonists jamming along with Koz. The album also utilizes hip-hop scratches and beats on his wonderfully soulful cover of "Don't Look Any Further" (which features former C+C Music Factory belter Zelma Davis) and a gospel choir on "Show Me the Way." Closing with his wonderful and touching rendition of "Misty," Lucky Man is a must for any fan of contemporary and smooth jazz, and ranks as an absolute ...
| | Dave Koz Dance CD (1999)
Dave Koz
$11.69
Since his self-titled 1990 smash debut, Dave Koz has been one of smooth jazz's greatest musicians. The saxman scored big on the radio and in retail even when he turned away from his established R&B/pop sound on 1996's Off the Beaten Path, which was done with more acoustic instruments. The Dance brings him back to the hard-hitting R&B funk sounds of that first album and its follow-up, 1993's Lucky Man. Aside from reuniting him with some of the producers who worked on his debut -- Jeff Lorber, Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers, and his brother Jeff Koz -- The Dance is a true testament to the art of collaboration. He surrounds himself with some of pop, R&B, gospel, and his own genre's greatest performers, but never lets you forget that this is a sax player's album. The swinging retro-funk/hip-hop of "Can't Let You Go (The Sha La Song)" features Luther Vandross. Modern R&B star Montell Jordan co-produces and takes lead vocal on a cover of Wham!'s "Careless Whisper" that is perhaps a bit too faithful to the original. Several members of Take 6 help Koz achieve a much more original effect ...
| | No Categories: A Ubiquity Collection CDs (1998)
Dave Koz
$15.49
| | Cannonball Adderley Ballads CD (2002)
Dave Koz
$12.79
Ballads is a lovely collection of Cannonball Adderley's work on Blue Note from the late '50s to the mid-'60s. Since the nine selections have been taken from nine different albums, the personnel varies widely. The overall mood and approach, however, remain uniform. On "Now I Have Everything" flutist Charles Lloyd, pianist Joe Zawinul, and cornet player Nat Adderley join in for a short, impressionistic lullaby; on "Easy Living" pianist Barry Harris, bassist Sam Jones, and drummer Louis Hayes lend their talents to a soulful take on a favorite standard. Adderley's alto paints in broad, expressionistic colors, wringing just a little more feeling from each note of "I Worship You" and "I Can't Get Started." The mood of pieces like "Dancing in the Dark" reminds one of a rainy night in a film noir classic, with the lights reflecting against the wet city streets at three a.m. The last cut, the 15-minute "The Song My Lady Sings," caps off 55 minutes of quiet, reflective jazz. This low-key exit quietly ...
| | Chemo Kids Radiation Generation CD (2002)
Dave Koz
$8.49
| | Eminem X-Posed: Interview CD (2001) (Import)
Dave Koz
$10.49
| | Brian Bromberg Choices CD (2004)
Dave Koz
$14.59 
In his career, Brian Bromberg has recorded bop, fusion, and smooth with equal fluency and creativity on acoustic and electric basses. Choices is somewhat commercial, with funky rhythms, R&B-ish solos, and fade-outs. In general, the solos are more memorable than Bromberg's originals and grooves. While the material ...
| | Jonathan Kreisberg Unearth CD (2005)
Dave Koz
$12.19
Maybe it's something in the water. Spend almost any night in New York City and you'll hear some of the world's best young jazz musicians, diverse in style and aesthetic outlook but united in their passion, and often in their near scandalous technical pro
An up-and-coming jazz guitarist, Jonathan Kreisberg contributed all eight selections to this program. "Minor Leaps" is a run through the "Giant Steps" chord changes (some of which were altered to minor chords), "Until the Sun Submits" is a lyrical ballad, and "New for Now" is a romp. On "Pacific," Kreisberg's tone sounds a bit like John Scofield although his ideas ...
| | Music From The Fashion Week - Special Edition V.2 CD (2006) (Import) Italy
Dave Koz
$18.09
Once again, the best runway tracks of the 2006 fashion season that accompanied the biggest supermodels in the world are compiled on this invaluable compendium. If you've been privvy to any of the great shows in person or on television, you'll not want to miss this essential set that brings you all the great music that was chosen to accompany the most beautiful models on the planet. Artists include perennial favorite Cerrone, Skyy, One Touch ft. Asian singing star Sharlene, The Sunburst Band, JTE Project, Matty & Monique, and many more!
Audio Remixers: Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez; Louis Benedetti.
Recording information: Audiolange; Axis Studios, New York, NY; Casa Del Rhythmo, Brooklyn, NY; Pearl Studios; Philly Sound Works; The Nasty Research Centre, Hamburg, Germany; The Shed, Melbourne, Australia; The Studio, Philadelphia, PA; Tu Casa, New York, NY.
Illustrator: François Berthoud.
Arrangers: Mike Patto; Ralph Grieco; Urs Diethelm; Roberto DeCarlo; Mike Bannwart; Simon ...
| | Conte Candoli West Coast Wailers CD (1955) (Import) Japan; Mini LP Sleeve
Dave Koz
$27.69
Trumpeter Conte Candoli and pianist Lou Levy had only occasional opportunities to work as leaders before this 1955 session they recorded together for Atlantic Records. Both made the most of the chance, fronting a quintet that also included tenor saxophonist Bill Holman, bassist Leroy Vinnegar, and drummer Lawrence Marable. The group got out of the gate quickly (following a contemplative piano intro, that is) on a quickstep bop reading of the Sigmund Romberg operetta tune "Lover Come Back to Me," which quickly established that a commonplace of jazz ensembles would hold -- no matter whose name is in large print on the cover, it's the group that's performing, and other people will ...
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