Year: 2025
Time: 38:12
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 88,1 MB
Art: Front
(3:58) 1. Blue Mystique
(3:36) 2. Under The Stars
(3:45) 3. Lost In The Moment
(4:01) 4. Tropical Escape
(3:49) 5. Midnight Groove
(4:10) 6. In Search Of My Dream
(3:53) 7. A Quiet Kiss
(3:45) 8. Story of Love
(3:42) 9. Come To Me
(3:29) 10. Sunset Mirage
Smooth jazz continues to enjoy enduring appeal and this new album from one of the genre’s best loved keyboardists will find plenty of support from the ever-growing smooth jazz community.
Simpson, of course, has a CV to be proud of. He’s worked with people like Janet Jackson, Teena Marie, George Duke, Stanley Clarke, Boney James and Dave Koz and that breadth of experience can be heard across all 10 tracks of this, his new album.
The LP opens with the soulful ‘Blue Mystique’ which features some emotive sax lines from Steve Alaniz alongside Simpson’s crystalline keys. The track sets the tone for what’s to come. Alaniz, by the way, isn’t the only featured guest. Here you can also enjoy the talents of trumpeter Keyon Harrold on the sensual title track, saxophonist Isaiah Collier on the gentle ‘Under The Stars’ and Spanish guitarist Antonio Gomez who sits in on ‘In Search Of My Dreams’. The title there is a clue to the cut’s soundscape. There’s more exotica on ‘Tropical Escape’ (again, the clue’s in the title) while ‘A Quiet Kiss’ (Alaniz on sax here too) and ‘Sunset Mirage’ offer chill out moments.
What gives this album its unity is the polish and the strength of the melodies. Simpson’s mantra is “The melody is always king” and that shines clearly throughout ‘Midnight Groove’ which is out now.
https://www.soulandjazzandfunk.com/reviews/brian-simpson-midnight-groove-shanachie/
Simpson, of course, has a CV to be proud of. He’s worked with people like Janet Jackson, Teena Marie, George Duke, Stanley Clarke, Boney James and Dave Koz and that breadth of experience can be heard across all 10 tracks of this, his new album.
The LP opens with the soulful ‘Blue Mystique’ which features some emotive sax lines from Steve Alaniz alongside Simpson’s crystalline keys. The track sets the tone for what’s to come. Alaniz, by the way, isn’t the only featured guest. Here you can also enjoy the talents of trumpeter Keyon Harrold on the sensual title track, saxophonist Isaiah Collier on the gentle ‘Under The Stars’ and Spanish guitarist Antonio Gomez who sits in on ‘In Search Of My Dreams’. The title there is a clue to the cut’s soundscape. There’s more exotica on ‘Tropical Escape’ (again, the clue’s in the title) while ‘A Quiet Kiss’ (Alaniz on sax here too) and ‘Sunset Mirage’ offer chill out moments.
What gives this album its unity is the polish and the strength of the melodies. Simpson’s mantra is “The melody is always king” and that shines clearly throughout ‘Midnight Groove’ which is out now.
https://www.soulandjazzandfunk.com/reviews/brian-simpson-midnight-groove-shanachie/
Midnight Groove
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