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The second album from smooth jazz supergroup Streetwize is another stellar mix of funky urban chart-hits redone by Shanachie label sax star Kim Waters and friends. Featuring songs made popular by the likes of Gerald LeVert, Jennifer Lopez, and others, Work It! should serve as a revelation for smooth jazz fans and naysayers alike. It's not that the music here is really that different from most pop-jazz; the arrangements basically sound like the originals with some instrumental sections substituted for vocal verses. But by retaining the choruses -- redone by the likes of Masya and Charles Smith -- and production techniques including heavy bass, danceable drum beats, and buzzing hip-hop keyboards, the jazz soloists can take center stage against tracks as funky, if not more so than the originals. Trumpeter Randy Brecker waxes Donald Byrd over Kimberly Waters chanting "Is it worth it, let me work it/I put my thang down, flip it and reverse it" on Missy Elliott's "Work It." Kim Waters' takes on Nelly's role against the lead vocals of Rosanna Vitro on the Kelly Rowland hit "Dilemma." Other stand-out tracks include the quiet storm-ready version of LeVert's "Funny" and guitarist Wayne Bruce's infectious feature on "Luv U Better." This is a fun, street-savvy album that updates the notion of how smooth jazz can be presented. ~ Matt Collar
Smooth Jazz;Kim Waters
Recording information: Waterfall Studio.
Photographer: Anthony Barboza.
Streetwize: Kim Waters (various instruments); Dave Mann (tenor saxophone); Randy Brecker (flugelhorn); Nestor Torres (flute); Chuck Loeb, Wayne Bruce (guitar); James Waters (bass).
Personnel: Chuck Loeb, Wayne Bruce (guitar); Nestor Torres (flute); Dave Mann (tenor saxophone); Randy Brecker (flugelhorn); Emedin Rivera (percussion); Roseanna Vitro (sampler); Charles Edward Smith (background vocals).
Streetwize Work It! Songs | 1. | Dilemma  |
| 2. | Work It |
| 3. | Love of My Life |
| 4. | Jenny from the Block |
| 5. | Funny |
| 6. | Gangsta Lovin' |
| 7. | Hey Ma |
| 8. | Little Things |
| 9. | Luv U Better |
| 10. | Work It - (Radio Re-Mix, radio remix) |
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Purchase Work It! CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Steve Cole Ny La CD (2003)
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Burgeoning smooth jazz superstar Steve Cole continues to bridge the gap between pop-jazz and classic R&B on his third studio album, NY LA. Featuring strong melodic statements and truly funky keyboards via the likes of Brian Culbertson and Marquis "Hami" Dair, NY LA is a moody and solid affair. From the disco-influenced "Off Broadway," which harkens back to the best work of the Crusaders, to the Donald Byrd-esque "Interlude ...
| | Jeff Lorber Philly Style CD (2003)
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The soul-jazz minded keyboardist has been a legendary pop-fusion and smooth-jazz artist for several decades, and producer Steven Dubin had been a huge smooth-jazz force for several years (working with Peter White, Richard Elliot and Najee). The two Philadelphia natives never crossed paths (despite having gone to the same high school and played the same clubs), however, until Lorber hired him to work on his album Kickin' It. This disc continues the fun, feisty and funky retro-soul vibe of that disc in an even fuller celebration of their Phillyness. Lorber is so well known for his old school Rhodes textures (which were "new school" when he first did them in the 70s) ...
| | George Benson Irreplaceable CD (2004)
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| | Steve Oliver 3-D CD (2004)
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As one reviewer said of the cheerful music and personality of this increasingly popular voice of smooth jazz guitar, it's Disneyland all the time with him. In other words, Positive Energy, the name of his second genre disc, wasn't just a happy marketing tool. And the title of this disc is appropriate, too, because with the co-production help of founding Spyro Gyra keyboardist Tom Schuman, Oliver digs deep into a rich variety of influences for a multifaceted romp through the worlds of pop, jazz, urban/hip-hop, worldbeat, Brazilian, and Latin music. While focusing as always ...
| | Boney James Pure CD (2004)
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Nine albums into his career, Boney James makes a grab for the smooth-jazz ...
| | Alexis Korner Kornerstoned: Anthology 1958-1983 CD (2006) (Import) United Kingdom
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| | Jerry Weldon Head To Head CD (1999)
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| | Tammerlin-Lee Hunter & Arvid Sm Wind Horses CD (2003)
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| | Crooners: The Love Songs CD (2006)
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| | Jamie Foxx Unpredictable CD (2005) Edited; DualDisc
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| | Alain Trio Mion Live On Tour In Europe CD (2007) (Import)
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| | Jill Shannon Beckon Me CD (2008)
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Jill Shannon is a Messianic Jewish Bible teacher, author and singer/songwriter. Growing up in a Reform Jewish home, she accepted the Lord in 1973. In the 1980’s, Jill and her husband immigrated to Israel, learned Hebrew and gave birth to three children. During these years in Israel, she endured hardship and received vital lessons, shared in her book, “Coffee Talks with Messiah: When Intimacy Meets Revelation.” Jill currently speaks and writes about experiencing God’s glory, holy living and intimate friendship with the Lord, the biblical Feasts, Israel and the Church. Jill also composes and records worship songs, which can be found on her two CD's, “A Part of ME” and "Beckon Me." She presently resides outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with her husband and two daughters. She also has a married son and daughter-in-law in Pittsburgh, PA. Jill's Testimony My parents were the children of Russian Jewish immigrants. They were raised as conservative Jews but after they married and began to raise children, they moved into a looser form of Jewish observance, with a large component of enlightened secular humanism. My mother was a concert pianist and writer, and my father was a biochemist, photographer and linguist. I was their first child, and they were very delighted with me. I knew from synagogue attendance and years of Hebrew school that God was the “thing” I needed to fill the hole in my constantly aching heart. Although I privately prayed in bed every night and I did believe that He heard me, I did not hear His voice in my heart, nor did I know His character or biblical requirements for His people. God’s blessings in my life were very evident, and I sensed that He loved me. Even so, it could not be said that I had a personal relationship with God, or that I understood the concepts of righteousness, holiness or sin. Why did my Hebrew school not address this need for relationship? Where was the Reality and Presence of God in our ancient religion?During a difficult first year away at college, I became depressed; I even entertained thoughts of suicide from time to time.Throughout the summer after my first year away, I began a series of conversations with my friend Lyn, whom I had known since Junior High. She had just come into a personal relationship with Jesus, and I asked her every ponderous question that an unfulfilled yet skeptical college student would ask. Finally, I asked her something about the people in the world who never heard of Jesus, and the potential injustice of God. Oddly, her simple answer ended my month-long interrogation. “Jill, God is just. Jesus is coming back whether you believe it or not.”I was stunned at the simplicity of this statement. His return ...
| | Erving Poole Do A Little Dance CD (2009)
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This CD is a reformation of thought. It sums up what music should be about. Neither violence nor sexuality degrading our females. Rather singing about the beauty in them. Also sets the tone for celebration when at a dance club. Not promoting rated x scenes on the dance floor but rather creating a dance that EVEN YOUR MOMA CAN ROCK TOO. Songs like "keep the love strong" and "must be your love". Sends a signal of how a relationship should be in a couples life. "A mother's tears"is dedicated to mothers who have lost a son or a daughter from a tragedy. Also the "yes we can track". This track ...
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