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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0828767750521 Format: Enhanced Label: Sony Manufacturer: Sony Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Sony Release Date: October 18, 2005 Studio: Sony Sales Rank: 1817 MPN: 77505
Amazon.com: Somewhere, Kenny G is hiding behind his cascading ringlets in shame. Chris Botti, a jazz world super-talent whose trumpeting earns frequent comparisons to Miles Davis and Chet Baker, has found the formula for classing up the pop charts, and within it there's not a single soaring sax or tired attempt at career revivalism to be found. What we're treated to instead is an all-star lineup (Sting, Gladys Knight, Michael Buble and others) vocally saluting a musician whose resume reads like a page torn out of the Rock Snob's Dictionary: in addition to touring with Sting, Botti has played sideman to Paul Simon, Natalie Merchant, Joni Mitchell, and dozens more. Here that experience pays off handsomely. Gone are the matinee-idol smooth artist's earlier experiments with jazz synthesizers and pop-fusion compositions (see 2002's Night Sessions for those), and present in their place are his classical instincts. Gil Evans might have been his guide as the unmistakable opener "Embraceable You," one of a handful of instrumental tracks, swirls into the enchanting, ultra-sophisticated "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life," for instance, and listeners need not feel like fogies for loving it. If Steven Tyler can sign on to sing along with a traditional arrangement of Charlie Chaplin's "Smile" while the London Session Orchestra lays down its trademark jazz lushness behind him, after all, you can let down your guard long enough to admit this disc leaves you feeling vaguely dreamy. --Tammy La Gorce
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Just perfect!
I'll say it again - just perfect! As if Botti's silken and sinuous horn arrangements are not enough, you've also got vocals by Sting, Paula Cole, Michael Buble, Jill Scott and others. Then there are the ... Read More
Rating: - Lush but not hot
A very beautifully conceived, lush album. But if you're
looking for trumpet pyrotechnics and zing,forget about it.
This will lower your blood pressure and lull you into a coma.
I recommend ... Read More
Rating: - Hauntingly Beautiful!
Chris Botti, a trumpeter-extraordinaire, has done it again after the success of "When I Fall In Love," my top favorite of all his albums, which charted #4 on Billboard Top 25 Albums when it was released. "To Love ... Read More
Rating: - fine "make-out" album
Chris Botti's trumpet playing makes him one of the greatest trumpet players of all time. Chris's sense of timing, his sensitivity when he plays and his energy all combine to create a brilliant experience; and with ... Read More
Rating: - Wonderful classics, variety of vocals, beautiful sound!
This is my first introduction to Chris Botti and it is an excellent compilation of smooth jazz, great historic songs, wonderful collaborations and just plain beautiful soothing music. The collection makes a fine set ... Read More
- Just perfect!
- Lush but not hot