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| The Grace of Summer Light |
| Ken Navarro |
| első megjelenés éve: 2008 |
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| (2008)
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| 3.821 Ft
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| 1. | Just Before the Dawn (Prelude)
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| 2. | Blue Skies, Bright Dreams
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| 3. | The Grace of Summer Light
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| 4. | On My Way to Somewhere
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| 5. | Perfect Circle Sun
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| 6. | Daddy-O
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| 7. | Nomad
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| 8. | Looking Everywhere for You
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| 9. | We Might as Well Dance
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| 10. | Just Before the Dawn
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Jazz
Ken Navarro - Engineer, Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Nylon String), Guitar (Steel), Keyboards, Mastering, Mixing, Percussion, Producer, String Arrangements
Jay Rowe - Keyboards, Piano, Piano (Electric)
Joel Rosenblatt - Drums, Engineer
Kevin Prince - Percussion
Tom Kennedy - Bass (Acoustic), Fretless Bass
Jack Hovey - Art Direction, Design
"The best way for my fans to understand what I have accomplished with this new music and to follow the story I am telling with these compositions, is to hear the CD in its entirety. I trust that they will purchase it once they hear it all."
---Ken Navarro
Although this veteran Maryland based composer and guitarist is rarely mentioned among the marquee names in the smooth jazz world, few genre artists have been as consistent over the past nearly two decades in producing the mouthwatering, instantly infectious quick rising radio hits it's famous for. Looking at the beautifully placid CD cover and considering this project's title, the listener might assume he or she is in for more easy funk pop-jazz--but instead, Navarro throws an explosive curveball, whirling 180 degrees from his usual consistency for an artsier (though still accessible) romp that draws from the progressive guitar influence of Pat Metheny. Looking back at 2007's The Meeting Place (which had a similar, lakeside cover), he truly did set this up with a thoughtful cover of Metheny's "Lakes." Here, after a gentle introspective prelude "Just Before The Dawn," he leaps into the exciting, snappily rolling "Blue Skies, Bright Dreams," which blend his crisp lines with lush atmospheres. But just when we think we're listening to a strong radio ready pop hook, he breaks for a lengthy bass solo by Tom Kennedy before resuming the nylon and steel string magic. The next two tracks, the title tune and "On My Way To Somewhere," clock in at about eight and nine minutes, respectively, active and grooving meditations that care more about expansive creative development (and hypnotically so) than sugary pop. The breeze slows on "The Grace of Summer Light" for a meditative acoustic solo break, which leads to some explosive electric jamming. "On My Way To Somewhere" is, as its title indicates, a wild, almost new age electronic journey complete with synthesized vocal effects. Though tracks like this and the buoyant, similarly snappy, steadily building "Daddy-O" dominate the disc, Navarro's deeper heart and soul are revealed on the gentle and romantic four minute ballad "Perfect Circle Sun." It's always possible that Navarro's smooth fans won't quite get this cool romp off his beaten path, and that Metheny nuts may just think their hero does this sort of thing better. But considering the homogenous state of so much contemporary jazz in 2008, Navarro's creative expansion is a true godsend--and hopefully indicative of an exciting new phase in his career.
---Jonathan Widran, All Music Guide
Ken Navarro
Active Decades: '80s, '90s and '00s
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Crossover Jazz, Fusion
Contemporary jazz guitarist Ken Navarro was born June 9, 1953, in Lafayette, IN; he began his career as a Los Angeles session player, working on projects headlined by everyone from Doc Severinsen to Nell Carter to Dave Koz. He made his solo debut in 1990 with The River Flows, issued on his own Positive Music imprint; the follow-up, After Dark, earned a Grammy nomination. Subsequent efforts include 1994's Pride & Joy, 1996's Christmas Cheer, 1998's Ablaze in Orlando, and 2000's Island Life. For his next two records, Navarro took a break from running his own label, moving to Shanachie and releasing Slow Dance and All the Way in 2002 and 2003, respectively. However, he moved back to Positive Music in 2005 to issue Love Colored Soul, an album followed up by The Meeting Place, which was initially available on his website in November 2006 and then in stores in January 2007.
---Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide |
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