Lloyd Gregory Free Fallin' CD

Free Fallin' Music

Category	Rock/Pop Albums, Jazz CDs
Label	Integy
Orig Year	2003
All Time Sales Rank	197903
CD Universe Part number	5896308
Catalog number	INT0203-2
Discs	1
Release Date	Jan 01, 2004
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Producer	Felton Pilate; Lloyd Gregory

Lloyd Gregory Free Fallin' Songs

	1.	New Song, The
	2.	Jazz 4 Jasmine
	3.	Kermudgen
	4.	I Loves You, Porgy
	5.	Free Fallin'
	6.	Song 4 Kim
	7.	Steve's House
	8.	'Round Midnight
	9.	Snow Bear
	10.	Peanut
	11.	Lake Merritt
	12.	Maya

Free Fallin' Music Review

Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars) 5 stars

5 stars Everything I expected
A good CD.
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5 stars SMOOTH JAZZ GUITAR FROM LLOYD GREGORY
Jazz guitarist Lloyd Gregory, a popular entertainer on the San Francisco/Bay Area music scene for several decades, has an R&B background. So while his current jazzy instrumental sound is the epitomy of smooth, it also contains the deep-rooted passions, melodic sensibilities and silky stylings of classic soul music, as exhibited on his fourth album, FREE FALLIN. Something special happens when smooth jazz meets classic soul. Imagine taking elements from the original smooth jazz guitarists like Wes Montgomery, Barney Kessel, George Benson, Kenny Burrell and Earl Klugh, and subtly blending into that sound some R&B sensibilities from Curtis Mayfield, James Brown, The Temptations and Sly & The Family Stone. Gregory tips his hat to the predecessors who influenced him while carving out his own distinctive style that also includes hints of his R&B roots. It's a very enjoyable album.
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