Paul Hardcastle - 19 Below Zero Audio CD

Given the widespread critical acclaim and commercial success Brian Culbertson garnered from 2008's retro Bringing Back the Funk, it would be understandably tempting for him -- or any musician -- to revisit it wholesale. However, Culbertson throws a changeup on XII and comes up with a set of collaborative ...

Paul Hardcastle's Jazzmasters series reaches its sixth installment with this cool, rhythmic, jazzy collection, which is similar to its five predecessors. The album cover shows a sun setting over water, and that's a good indication that the music is intended to serve as the background to a tropic vacation, or perhaps ...

The first couple of albums by saxophonist Euge Groove (aka Steven Eugene Grove) made Billboard's Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart. His sixth album, Sunday Morning, was listed in the magazine's Jazz Albums chart, and that shift in category doesn't only reflect a blurring in the distinction between "contemporary" and traditional jazz. ...

On Dreams, Brian Culbertson attempts to dig further into the vein he opened on 2010's XII, where he seamlessly married adult-oriented R&B to contemporary jazz. In fact, Dreams feels like a bookend of sorts. He employs an alternating cast of studio aces who include Alex Al, John "Jubu" Smith, Eric Marienthal, ...

19 Below Zero music CDs This Cupid's Day compilation from veteran keyboard player/producer Paul Hardcastle features 12 of the slick Londoner's most amorous slabs of electro-smooth jazz, including "Wonderland," "Cloud Watching," "Lost Summer," and the sleek title cut. Desire also offers up three brand-new cuts, "Valentine," "Ready or Not," and "Don't You Know [Ibiza Chill Mix]." ~ James Christopher Monger Personnel: ...

19 Below Zero CD music Audio Mixer: Paul Hardcastle. Track Listing of songs: Return of the Rainman; Solar Sky [Ibiza Remix]; Through the Looking Glass; East To West; Ibiza Dub; Moments In Time; Zen Warrior; Emerald Stardust; Inner Changes; Chime; First Light, Pt. 1; 1000 Miles From Nowhere; First Light, Pt. 2; Look To the Future;