Kirk Whalum - Into My Soul (2003)
Tracks:
1. Do You Feel Me
2. Into My Soul
3. Hold on I'm Coming
4. Another Beautiful Day
5. Hoddamile (Hot or Mild) - (featuring BWB)
6. I Loved You in Memphis - (featuring Isaac Hayes/Wendy Moten)
7. That's All Right - (featuring Kevin Whalum)
8. Memphis Reason
9. Club Paradise
10. You Had Me at Hello - (featuring Maurice White)
11. Me, Me & You / Post Lude In B Major - (bonus track)
Personnel;
Kirk Whalum (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, keyboards, programming);
Isaac Hayes, Maurice White, Greg Curtis, Phil Perry, Kevin Whalum, J. Blackfoot, Wendy Moten (vocals);
Dr. Bill Hurd (soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone);
Floyd Newman (baritone saxophone);
Rod McGaha, Rick Braun (trumpet);
Lester Snell (organ, keyboards);
Tyrone Dickerson (organ);
Garry Goin (keyboards, acoustic & electric guitars, programming);
John Stoddart (keyboards);
Greg Moore, Michael Ripoll, Norman Brown (guitar);
Recorded at Blind Alley, Numer One Beale Street, Memphis Records, Memphis, Tennessee; Yo Soy, Nashville, Tennessee; Peace In The Valley, Arleta, ... Full DescriptionCalifornia. Includes liner notes by Kirk Whalum.
This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.JazzTimes (10/03, p.96) - "...Whalum has crafted a series of tracks that offer a personal and deeply felt take on the soul and spirit of Memphis music..."
http://up.jeje.ge/download.php?id=CD02FF8E18Review by Clyde Lee Dennis;
The super talented Smooth Jazz artist Kirk Whalum has released Into My Soul on the Warner Bros. Records label.
Refreshingly, this was one of those CDs I was able to just pop in and comfortably listen to from beginning to end. Every track is enjoyable and was pretty easy for me to listen to from start to finish.
Into My Soul has a nicely varied, mix of 11 tracks that are very well written songs by this clearly gifted artist. With many of the songs displaying a lot of the kind emotion that makes for a really great listen.
Kirk Whalum is one of those musicians that has the ability to just bowl you over with his talent. The kind of artist it’s really a treat to be able to listen to.
Into My Soul is a first rate CD, delivering a little something for everyone. I give it two thumbs up. It’s quite simply great listening. A must buy if you're even mildly into Smooth Jazz music.
While the entire CD is really very good the truly standout tracks are Into My Soul [track 2], Another Beautiful Day [track 4], and Memphis Reason [track 8].
My SmoothLee Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On Repeat"] is track 3, Hold On I'm Coming. Good stuff!
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