Mike Di Lorenzo - Urbanized

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2005
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:17
Size: 131,9 MB
Art: Front

(3:51)  1. City Vibe
(5:38)  2. Loosey Goose
(4:39)  3. Urbanized
(6:36)  4. Severance
(4:40)  5. Too High
(3:51)  6. West 47th
(3:40)  7. My Time
(6:02)  8. Groovemaster
(4:04)  9. Motified
(6:15) 10. Northern Samba
(4:23) 11. After Midnight
(3:33) 12. Curb Appeal

NY-based keyboard player, composer and production specialist Mike Di Lorenzo provides his own brand of New York chill featuring a fresh blend of contemporary jazz with Hip-Hop, Latin and R&B elements. "Joe Sample, George Duke, Down To The Bone, and Michael Brecker aficionados will be well-served with this assortment of urban instrumental arrangements which highlight Mikes various influences and versatile writing, playing and production style."

11 original fresh, funky, instrumental compositions and an outstanding remake of Stevie Wonders "Too High" make up this very musically hip and groove-oriented CD. By incorporating contemporary rhythms and textures with the musicianship of some of New Yorks finest, Mike is able to incorporate his varied experiences and wide range of musical influences into an impressive and tasteful debut. "The idea behind the CD is to connect with the rhythms and grooves that are happening today and hopefully provide an interesting blend where melody and harmonic creativity can be incorporated with popular rhythm formats."

~ Editorial Reviews https://www.amazon.com/Urbanized-Mike-Lorenzo/dp/B0007UZLZM    

The Players: Mike Di Lorenzo ~ piano, keyboards, Rhodes and programming, Vinnie Cutro ~ trumpet, Bob Malach ~ tenor saxophone, Frank Valdes ~ percussion, Willy Dalton ~ nylon string guitar, Karl Latham ~ drums 

Urbanized

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Mike DiLorenzo - Soul To Soul

Size: 126,4 MB
Time: 54:01
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Jazz
Art: Front

01. Soul To Soul (4:16)
02. Friday Night At The Cadillac Club (4:53)
03. Parisian Lights (4:52)
04. Sun Goddess (4:33)
05. Latch (4:58)
06. Pocket Change (3:39)
07. Pinot Nuevo (5:26)
08. Cherokee (4:22)
09. Three Views Of A Secret (4:48)
10. Transformation (4:11)
11. Santorini (3:50)
12. It's A Virtual World (4:07)

As a NY based musician, Mike has had the opportunity to perform on piano, organ and synthesizers with a wide range of artists with styles ranging from R&B to Latin and Jazz. Soul To Soul captures all 3 elements with 7 original compositions from organ swing jazz to samba as well as modern twists of some contemporary jazz classics such as a latin version of Friday Night at the Cadillac Club, a modern tribute to the Ramsey Lewis/EW&F classic Sun Goddess and a different spin on a Weather Report /Jaco Pastorius classic. The jazz standard Cherokee and the EDM hit Latch recorded by Disclosure and Sam Smith are also represented in a new light.

Mike's previous solo recording endeavors have gained national commercial radio and television airplay.

MC
Ziddu

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