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JUST CHILLIN' won the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album.
Break out the white wine and slip into something more comfortable, 'cause Norman Brown is JUST CHILLIN'. For his second Warner Brothers album, this guitar-playing Angeleno leads the way through 10 songs of lightly nuanced jazz with just enough R&B overtones to qualify for Quiet Storm status. Working his way through mostly self-penned instrumentals, Brown offers crisp phrasing and warm-toned bounce, from the infectious, bossa-nova flavored "Dancing In The House" to the more subdued, but no less engaging one-two punch of "The Feeling I Get" and the title track.
Aiding Brown in his escapades are vocalists Chante Moore (a sensual "Feeling The Way"), Michael McDonald (the soulful "I Still Believe"), Miki Howard (a simmering "Not Like You Do"), and newcomer Debbie Nova (the playful "Won't You Stay"). Equally impressive is Brown's subtle interpretation of Janet Jackson's "Let's Wait Awhile," with a treatment befitting the memory of Wes Montgomery. So kick back, relax, and make sure you're JUST CHILLIN' with Norman Brown.
2002 album featuring special guest Michael McDonald (Doobie Brothers, James Ingram, Patti LaBella, Aretha Franklin). Also included is an instrumental of Janet Jackson's hit 'Let's Wait Awhile'. Warner Brothers.
Personnel: Norman Brown (guitar, acoustic guitar, background vocals); Debbie Nova, Miki Howard, Chanté Moore (vocals); D.O.A. (guitar, keyboards, programming); Tony Maiden (guitar); John Jubu Smith (acoustic guitar); Rick Braun (trumpet, flugelhorn); Jerry Hey (flugelhorn); Bill Reichenbach Jr. (trombone); John Stoddart (keyboards, drums, programming, background vocals); Christopher Bolden, Phil Davis (keyboards, drum programming); Herman Jackson, James Poyser, Ricky Peterson (keyboards); Lil' John Roberts (drums); Lenny Castro, Paulinho Da Costa, Pablo Batista (percussion); Vikter Duplaix (programming); Edwin Lugo, Jenni Fujita, Juanita Wynn, Lugo, Leela James, Maya Azucena (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Jan Fairchild; Paul Brown ; Yaron Fuchs; Bob Brockman.
Recording information: Alpha Studios, Burbank, CA; Axis Studio, Philadelphia, PA; Crystal Clear Studios, Sacramento, CA; Funky Joint, Sherman Oaks, CA; In Your Ear Studio, Northridge, CA; Numediany, New York, NY; Schnee Studios, North Hollywood, CA; The Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
Arrangers: D.O.A.; Christopher Bolden; John Stoddart; Phil Davis.
Personnel includes: Norman Brown (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars); Michael McDonald, Chante Moore, Debbie Nova, Mikki Howard (vocals); Larry Williams (saxophone); Rick Braun (trumpet, flugelhorn); Jerry Hey (flugelhorn); Bill Reichenbach (trombone); DOA (keyboards, guitar, bass, programming); John Stoddart (keyboards, drums, programming, background vocals); Phil Davis, Chris Bolden (keyboards. programming); Ricky Peterson, Herman Jackson, James Poyser (keyboards); John "Jubu" Smith (acoustic guitar); Tony Maiden (guitar); Alex Al, Pino Palladino (bass); Lil' John Roberts (drums); Lenny Castro, Paulinho Da Costa (percussion); Vikter Duplaix, Paul Brown (programming); Sheree Ford, Leela James (background vocals).
Producers: Paul Brown, DOA, Norman Brown, James Poyser, Vikter Duplaix.
Norman Brown Just Chillin' Songs Just Chillin' Music Review Average Rating: (4.4 out of 5 stars)   its smooth and saxy
Every Jazz listener should check this out, especially track featuring with Michael Macdonald. Title???? u have to get the CD to find out.
Submitted by a reviewer (Chigwell London uk) 
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Norman Brown
I always buy Norman's CDs and after seeing him play in person, well, it was just 1 day later that I purchased this one and I'm glad I did. I love Chillin and the songs with Chante Moore and Debbie Nova. Lets just say that if I keep playing this CD the way that I do.. then I will have to purchase it again.
Submitted by a reviewer (New York, NY)
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This is the Norman Brown I have enjoyed for years. I think this one is better than the previous release.
Submitted by a reviewer (Detroit,MI)
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Stormin' Norman!
This is probably Norman?s most consistent set ? but not his best by way of instrumental content. The relentless releases in the ?smooth jazz? movement continue apace and more and more bore this reviewer ? so it is a welcome album that has some light and some shade, musical dexterity and vocal prowess. Ten tracks of which four vocals and one unnecessary cover version add up to a very worthwhile ? if brief album. The instrumentals are fine efforts, but pale to his meatier MoJazz outings ? ?The Feeling I Get?, the title cut and ?Night Drive? are solid efforts. I particularly like the eerie mid 80?s type keyboards on these songs. For my money, though, the vocals are the limelight stealers. ?Feeling The Way? features the adorable Chanté Moore on a song that is the best (and only soulful) thing she has recorded since her 1994 album, ?A Love Supreme?. My favourite vocal is ?I Still Believe? featuring the supremely soulful Michael McDonald. This is top quality, and rates favourably with the man?s vocals on Larry Carlton?s ?Til I Hurt You?. Norman?s scat on the showstopping Latin driven ?Dancing In The House? is excellent. This is the sort of stuff that puts smooth jazz back on a serious footing. Debbie Nova, a new name to me, features on the jazzy ?Won?t You Stay? complete with 70s Stevie Wonder-ish keyboards and is, again, excellent. A semi-instrumental, ?In My Life? is a funky jogger with tinges of Dexter Wansel / Philadelphia International keyboards with vocals by Norman, no less. This is more like it! Finally, the sultry Miki Howard completes this short album with the modern ?Not Like You Do? is superb but the feeling and atmosphere is a bit muddled, downpace and rather odd as a closing song. I cannot really fault this album ? much better than the current swathe of spineless bland jazz albums flooding the market. Not to be missed!
Submitted by a reviewer (Hampshire, United Kingdom)
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Norman understands it all.
An album with a mixture of smoothjazz and r&b,this album can't go wrong!
Listen to the song with Michael Mcdonald!
It's fantastic!
Most songs are produced by Paul Brown (the godfather of smoothjazz!)
If you like r&b and smoothjazz,this album is yours!
The Fonz,Holland
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