Vincent Ingala - Can't Stop Now

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2012
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:30
Size: 90,7 MB
Art: Front

(4:15)  1. Can't Stop Now
(4:16)  2. If I Could Fly
(4:22)  3. Read Between the Lines
(4:19)  4. Wish I Was There
(4:05)  5. Kimi Trick (feat. Jonathan Fritzen)
(3:38)  6. This Time Baby
(4:02)  7. Groovin' U (feat. Gregg Karukas)
(4:04)  8. Sexy Mama
(4:24)  9. Just Imagine

Though by the 2010s, the terrestrial smooth jazz radio format was long on the wane and most of the festivals and cruises were headlined by previously established A-listers, a batch of promising younger talents began popping up a new generation of funk-filled "smoothies" who could keep the grooves and melodies hopping, with the potential to attract younger fans. Among the most dynamic of these was Vincent Ingala, whose rise in the genre as an indie artist was probably destined from the time he was 16 and asked to open a show for genre superstar Dave Koz. His second album, Can't Stop Now, is full of infectious melodies, irresistible pocket grooves, and a sense of self-assurance that bodes well for the multi-talented saxophonist to create his own destiny as an artist, no matter the fortunes of the format itself. One of the ways new fans can tell when a young urban jazz artist is going places is his ability to get well-established genre artists to collaborate with him. In this case, he hits the trifecta of keyboardists Jonathan Fritzen (the elegantly soulful, midtempo duet "Kimi Trick") and Gregg Karukas (the soulful, eloquently tropical "Groovin' U"), and saxman/superproducer Darren Rahn, who lends his mixing expertise. Key tracks that dig deep enough to be emotional but are light enough for extensive radio play are the opening title track and the bouncy, danceable "Wish I Was There," both of which feature the extra sizzle of horn doubling on the hook. Another score for Ingala is his unique choice of R&B cover tunes (in a genre where most artists aim for the obvious when they do this). He mines funky jamming gold from the O'Jays' "This Time Baby" and gets gritty yet sexy on a fresh take on the Moments' "Sexy Mama" both of which define an era but could use some fresh appreciation by the likes of a hot young artist like Ingala. The title of the album says it all about the momentum he achieves with this solid set. ~ Jonathan Widran https://www.allmusic.com/album/cant-stop-now-mw0002404596

Can't Stop Now

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Vincent Ingala - Personal Touch

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2018
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:33
Size: 90,7 MB
Art: Front

(3:44)  1. Personal Touch
(3:54)  2. My Kind of Day
(4:01)  3. Love Zone
(4:09)  4. Dream Girl
(4:38)  5. I Think I'm Falling In Love (With You)
(3:39)  6. If You Were Here Tonight
(3:38)  7. Feng Sway
(3:53)  8. Can't Stop The Rain From Falling
(3:48)  9. Snap Crackle Pop
(4:04) 10. Not Meant to Be

With eight of his own compositions, plus two top-notch reinventions, ‘Personal Touch’ from writer, producer and multi instrumentalist Vincent Ingala is the breath of fresh air that long time smooth jazz fans have been craving. Indeed it is arguably Vincent’s most complete album to date and affirms the meteoric progress he has made since 2011 when his debut recording ‘North End Soul’ first hit the streets. It was a collection that marked him out as one to watch and, since then, Smooth Jazz Therapy has watched his development with delighted interest.  ‘Personal Touch’ is Vincent’s fifth solo CD and right from the opening bars of the extremely edgy title cut there is little doubt he has lost none of his ability to effortlessly deliver a succession of joyously radio ready tunes. Much the same can be said of the rhyme drenched ‘Feng Sway’ for which Vincent’s work on guitar and keys is exemplary and later, when he eases down the tempo, the dazzling ‘Dream Girl’ gives him a platform to shine on both sax and keys in a way that is entirely mesmerizing. The mood stays decidedly romantic for the exceptionally easy grooving ‘I Think I’m Falling In Love (With You)’ (complete with stunning keyboard solo) while elsewhere Vincent affords a silky smooth makeover to the Alexander O’Neil blockbuster ‘If You Were Here Tonight’. Even better is his reworking of the title song from Billy Ocean’s 1986 release ‘Love Zone’ that already seems destined to make it into my list of the top ten cover versions for 2018.  However it is with his own compositions that Ingala repeatedly hits smooth jazz gold and a case in point is the big ballsy and totally infectious ‘Snap Crackle Pop’ that might just have the power to rejuvenate even the most tired of dancing feet.  In terms of personal favorites ‘My Kind Of Day’ is the sort of classic smooth jazz track for which Ingala has become famous and although ‘Cant Stop The Rain From Falling’ has a moody mid tempo vibe to die for it is when he again slows things down for the mellow guitar driven (and distinctly Russ Freeman sounding) ‘Not Meant To Be’ that magic really begins to happen.http://smoothjazztherapy.typepad.com/my_weblog/2018/04/vincent-ingala-personal-touch.html

Personal Touch

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Vincent Ingala - Coast to Coast

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2015
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:54
Size: 91,9 MB
Art: Front

(4:26)  1. Coast to Coast
(3:52)  2. Nasty
(4:38)  3. Making the Journey
(3:51)  4. Baby I'm Hooked (Right Into Your Love)
(3:50)  5. When I'm With You
(3:47)  6. Love On Hold
(3:58)  7. You Fooled Me
(3:55)  8. In Deep
(3:57)  9. Gimme Some
(3:36) 10. T.L.C. (Tender Lovin' Care)

Connecticut-born saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist Vincent Ingala makes warm, soulful, smooth jazz and R&B. A musical prodigy, Ingala started out on drums at age four and was teaching himself Elvis Presley songs on the guitar by the third grade. However, it was the tenor saxophone, an instrument Ingala gravitated toward while also studying piano in the fifth grade, that became his passion.

Growing up in a large Italian family in Prospect, Connecticut, Ingala was exposed to his family's love of soul, jazz, and R&B. Inspired to play, Ingala began performing locally and eventually drew the attention of professional players, including smooth jazz star Dave Koz, who invited the then-16-year-old Ingala to join him on-stage. A year later, he recorded his first album, 2010's North End Soul. Ingala toured extensively behind the album and quickly built a loyal fan base. 

Two years later, he returned with his sophomore release, Can't Stop Now, which became two Billboard Top Five singles, and in 2015, Ingala returned with his third studio effort, Coast to Coast, inspired by his move to California. https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/vincent-ingala/id379521698#fullText

Coast to Coast

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