File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:17
Size: 118,4 MB
Art: Front
(4:00) 1. Nine 2 Five
(3:44) 2. Tangie
(3:53) 3. Step Into the Beat
(3:48) 4. Hey Joe
(3:50) 5. Windsurfer
(4:02) 6. Sweet Soul
(3:46) 7. Night in the Algarve
(4:26) 8. Cool Shades
(4:10) 9. Walkin' the Dog
(4:23) 10. Our Last Goodbye
(4:12) 11. Waiting on Hold
(4:04) 12. My Friends
(2:53) 13. The Fade
LA based jazz guitarist Nils has always recorded excellent music on his numerous albums, which I had the privilege to comment with great pleasure. With Cool Shades, he is delivering again this year.
With the exception of one cover Nils has written all tracks, foremost in Munich, where Nils spent his time in 2021 to accompany his father through the last stage of his life. Again many friends of Nils were involved in the making of the album, as the credits show.
The album opens with Nine 2 Five. With routinized elegance Nils' guitar draws us under its spell. Countless years in the service of the audience are reflected in the stylistic confidence.
It means carrying owls to Athens to mention that Nils can rely on a perfectly rehearsed team. Tangie is one of the many examples on which to base this fact. The aptly titled Step Into The Beat is meant in earnest and provides the infectious momentum we so desperately need.
Hey Joe is Nils' reference to the great guitarist Jimi Hendrix, who was so talented and left us so early. With Windsurfer, Nils takes on the sport that is so popular, especially in Nils' new adopted homeland. On Sweet Soul, Nils sets gentle tones.
Every year Christian Bößner from Smooth Jazz Europe invites us to a grandiose festival week in the Algarve. Night In the Algarve evokes the unique atmosphere under Portugal's palm trees. Cool Shades gives itself undercooled and yet remains so close.
Walkin' The Dog is a term that describes the favorite pastime of so many Americans. Nils takes it the funky way. Nils has processed the farewell to his beloved father in the soulful song Our Last Goodbye. If you can't get enough of this mood, Nils delivers with Waiting on Hold a second helping.
My Friends is recognizably influenced by Ed Sheeran's Shape Of You. The album's finale is short and heartfelt with The Fade. The farewell could well have been longer.
With his new album Cool Shades, Nils has once again impressively demonstrated his ability to reach our hearts with just a few guitar riffs.http://www.smooth-jazz.de/firstview/Nils/CoolShades.htm
Personnel: Nils - guitars, synths and programming; Gorden Campbell - drums; Darryl Williams - bass; Oliver C. Brown – percussion; Clydene Jackson - Rhodes; Tracy Carter - piano; Johnny Britt - Trumpets, Flugelhorn; Mike Parlett - saxes
With the exception of one cover Nils has written all tracks, foremost in Munich, where Nils spent his time in 2021 to accompany his father through the last stage of his life. Again many friends of Nils were involved in the making of the album, as the credits show.
The album opens with Nine 2 Five. With routinized elegance Nils' guitar draws us under its spell. Countless years in the service of the audience are reflected in the stylistic confidence.
It means carrying owls to Athens to mention that Nils can rely on a perfectly rehearsed team. Tangie is one of the many examples on which to base this fact. The aptly titled Step Into The Beat is meant in earnest and provides the infectious momentum we so desperately need.
Hey Joe is Nils' reference to the great guitarist Jimi Hendrix, who was so talented and left us so early. With Windsurfer, Nils takes on the sport that is so popular, especially in Nils' new adopted homeland. On Sweet Soul, Nils sets gentle tones.
Every year Christian Bößner from Smooth Jazz Europe invites us to a grandiose festival week in the Algarve. Night In the Algarve evokes the unique atmosphere under Portugal's palm trees. Cool Shades gives itself undercooled and yet remains so close.
Walkin' The Dog is a term that describes the favorite pastime of so many Americans. Nils takes it the funky way. Nils has processed the farewell to his beloved father in the soulful song Our Last Goodbye. If you can't get enough of this mood, Nils delivers with Waiting on Hold a second helping.
My Friends is recognizably influenced by Ed Sheeran's Shape Of You. The album's finale is short and heartfelt with The Fade. The farewell could well have been longer.
With his new album Cool Shades, Nils has once again impressively demonstrated his ability to reach our hearts with just a few guitar riffs.http://www.smooth-jazz.de/firstview/Nils/CoolShades.htm
Personnel: Nils - guitars, synths and programming; Gorden Campbell - drums; Darryl Williams - bass; Oliver C. Brown – percussion; Clydene Jackson - Rhodes; Tracy Carter - piano; Johnny Britt - Trumpets, Flugelhorn; Mike Parlett - saxes
Cool Shades