Norman Brown | Stay With Me
Norman Brown brings a fresh re-appealing stream of R&B, cool-out jazz that he is known to bring to the forefront of his musical career with an offering of tracks reminiscent of his previous titles. Slow flowed & often groove jammed, I found this CD to be far-fetched along the lines of most of his albums from around the way. In fact, this CD doesn't have a cover! Its all original compositions that he & various others have penned - 10 tracks including the outro!
The Players:
-- Norman Brown (Guitars & Scat Vocals/Vocals)
-- Alex Al (Bass)
-- Teddy Campbell (Drums)
-- Darryl Munyungo Jackson (Percussion)
-- Lloyd Tolbert (Keyboards & Drums)
-- Herman Jackson (Keyboards)
-- Prescott Ellison (Drums)
-- Dave Hooper (Drums)
-- Roberto Vally (Bass)
-- Paulinho Da Costa (Percussion)
-- Jeff Carruthers (Keyboards)
-- Anthony Long (Saxophone)
And special guests: Kirk Whalum, Rick Braun, Sam Riney, Brian McKnight, & Nikkole.
-- Let's Take A Ride
-- You Keep Lifting Me Higher
-- Pop's Cool Groove
-- It Ain't Over BWB
-- So In Love
-- Stay With Me
-- Soul Dance
-- Every Little Thing
-- A Quiet Place
-- I Need You (Outro)
Highlights from this disc includes the track "It Ain't Over BWB" spotlighting the triple team of Kirk Whalum & Rick Braun, alongside Norman, reviving the sound of their previous disc as BWB.; The slow balladering of Brian McKnight to the CD title "Stay With Me" & the signature seductive flow of "So In Love". There are also some tracks produced by Smooth Jazz magnate Paul Brown, which should be identified by ears notice.One surprise that I wished Mr. Brown would have kept going was the outro from track #10 - "I Need You"....the groove that follows afterwords was tight & it should've been labeled as track #11! It happens to be my favorite 'track' on the whole CD. Its just a matter of having to 'rewind' the deal over & over again to help keep that funky track flowing.
Overall, Norman doesn't disappoint. Much of the disc is related to the previous albums. Again, NO COVERS - of course, whenever there is too many covers to a CD, it can take away the originality the artist should give us! That's good enough for me!Take Care...
Terrill J. Hanna
The Urban Music Scene
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