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| 1. | Out of Nowhere
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| 2. | Let Your Body Go
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| 3. | If I Knew
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| 4. | Lovelife [Remix]
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| 5. | Happy Hour
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| 6. | Vertical
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| 7. | Beginnings
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| 8. | The Now
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| 9. | The Islands
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| 10. | Besame Mucho
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| 11. | Kickin' It
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| 12. | House Party
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| 13. | What Am I Gonna Do [*]
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Jazz / Soul-Jazz, Fusion, Smooth Jazz
Jimmy Sommers - Saxophone, Sax (Tenor), Executive Producer, Sax (Alto), Producer
Alex Al Bass
Angela Johnson Remixing
Bill Cunliffe Piano, Arranger
Brian Culbertson Trumpet, Keyboards, Drum Programming, Trombone, Arranger, Producer
Chris Colangelo Bass
DJ Spinna Remixing
Doug Webb Flute
Herman Jackson Fender Rhodes
Ian Green Producer
Jeff Carruthers Keyboards, Digital Editing, Drums, Producer, Guitar
Jeff Caruthers Producer
Kenneth Crouch Keyboards, Strings
L.A. Strings Strings
Lenny Castro Percussion
Micah Otano Mixing, Producer, Guitar (Acoustic)
Michael Tello Producer
Paul Oakenfold Producer
Paul Rayner Brown Mixing, Guitar
Peter Mokran Mixing
Rahsaan Patterson Vocals
Samantha James Vocals
Sebastian Arocha Morton Keyboards
Tommy Organ Guitar
Tony Maiden Wah Wah Guitar
Vikter Duplaix Producer, Vocals
Sunset Collective features performances by such diverse and intriguing artists as Vikter Duplaix, Macy Gray, Paul Oakenfold, Rahsaan Patterson, Paul Brown and Brian Culbertson as well as a bonus remix by DJ Spinna and bonus track with Ginuwine. Jimmy has worked with Eric Benet, Coolio and Norman Brown on previous releases all of which have had enormous radio response form both Smooth Jazz and Urban Adult Contemporary. A true crossover artist with deep media appeal to boot. He's appeared on Regis Kelly, Dateline, E! Entertainment, the Today Show and was one of People Magazine's Top Fifty bachelors.
Celebrating his tenth anniversary as an instrumental recording artist, the eclectic saxophonist took his innovative and groove intensive approach into a bright, funky, and trippy future. Because he came up at a time when smooth jazz was heading into urban territory, he was always easy to peg as a funky smooth guy -- but, as this progressive collective shows, he had something more on his mind than simply looking back at some success on The Wave-type stations. He didn't forget his roots completely, however; "Happy Hour" is an easy-grooving, midtempo retro-soul gem featuring the top producer in smooth jazz, guitarist Paul Brown. Likewise, the disco-fied thumper "Kickin' It" combines Sommers' cooler sensibilities with one of the genre's top melodic groovemasters, Brian Culbertson. Those are tasty, damn hip for smooth jazz in 2007, but Sommers was feeling more progressive on the ambient chill European club vibin' "Out of Nowhere," which is best described as liquid soul. It's curious that it took him over a minute and a half to actually touch the horn, but the track established the ambience he was after. Sommers happened to be neighbors with hot DJ/producer Paul Oakenfold, and the two combined forces for the vibrant and in-your-face, scratchy house jazz track "Vertical" and the hip-hop swinging "House Party." Elsewhere, Sommers' amped-up sax and tasty retro groove production was jazzed by R&B vocal greats Rahsaan Patterson and frequent Sommers collaborator Macy Gray. The disc was inspired by a vacation the saxman took to balmy Ibiza, where he saw some overwhelming sunsets; the tropical breeze, Spanish soul, and horn-drenched island club grooves were shining through on one of the best tracks, "The Islands." He was also in the mood for sensual Latin romance on a sweetly rendered, low-toned cover of "Besame Mucho." Anyone tired of the same old smooth jazz licks in 2007 was listening to this for fresh inspiration. ~ Jonathan Widran, All Music Guide
Jimmy Sommers
Active Decades: '90s and '00s
Born: Jun 28, 1969 in Mount Prospect, IL
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Contemporary Jazz, Smooth Jazz
On his first album, James Cafe, smooth jazz saxman Jimmy Sommers was able to score a Top 20 NAC (New Adult Contemporary) single with the title track.
The Mt. Prospect, IL, native first picked the alto saxophone in the fourth grade when on "instrument day" he chose the sax, even though he didn't know what it was. His first recording was as a featured soloist with the MacArthur Junior High School jazz band. As a teen, he would use fake IDs to sneak into nearby Chicago nightclubs such as Kingston Mines to jam with blues musicians. Attending on a music performance scholarship at Southern Illinois University, Sommers began leading his own band. He was invited to play the "Star Spangled Banner" at center court for a Chicago Bulls game. During Atlanta's 1996 Olympic summer games, Sommers performed for the athletes in the Olympic Village. Sommers completed his industrial engineering degree at Southern Illinois University a semester early so he could get to Los Angeles and pursue his dream that much faster.
In L.A., he played on remix sessions for the likes of Chaka Khan, George Clinton, Boyz II Men, 2Pac, DJ Quik, Wyclef Jean, and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers. To make ends meet, Sommers started moonlighting in modeling, appearing on the cover of a Harlequin romance novel and landing a small role on the CBS network soap opera The Young and the Restless playing the character Marcus.
A brief return to Chicago found Sommers at the Leo Burnett Advertising Agency producing commercials for big-name clients like Disney and Miller Lite. Being responsible for the visuals and the music for those spots, as well as getting things in on deadline and on budget, inspired Sommers to apply the same discipline to his music. His music remained a priority, culminating in him flying to the South of France and Asia to lead a band that included drummer Mel Gaynor from English rock band Simple Minds, bassist Deon Estus from George Michael's band, and pianist Kenny Moore from Tina Turner's band. The band had dates around Europe including a performance for Princess Stephanie.
Frustrated with the A&R people at the major labels, Sommers used his own money to start up his own record label, Gemini Records. He wanted the sound and vibe of his first CD to be a combination of '70s soul and '90s production sheen. After being impressed with the solo debut of Eric Benet, True to Myself, and meeting him backstage after a concert, Sommers made the trek from Chicago to Milwaukee to talk to Benet and his cousin/producer George Nash Jr. about working with him on his premier release. Convincing the pair to work on spec, Sommers began work on his first album.
After the release of the CD James Cafe, Sommers was invited to a Christmas party at the Malibu mansion of hair-care magnate John Paul DeJoria and found himself sitting next to rocker Rod Stewart at the bar. During the party, Sommers jammed with Stewart on a few tunes. A couple of weeks later, Sommers was asked to attend a meeting with DeJoria. DeJoria bought 150,000 copies of a sampler CD that included tracks from James Cafe that were put into gift sets of DeJoria's Paul Mitchell shampoo, conditioner, and moisturizer. The "Sommers Treat" package was sold at 81,000 salons worldwide. A short time later, Sommers was able to secure a distribution deal with Universal Music. In 2001 he followed up with 360 Urban Groove, which was released by Higher Octave.
---Ed Hogan, All Music Guide |
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