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Playing
an instrument such as the flute in smooth jazz is not obvious, because
of its difficulty. As the musician confirmed to Smooth Jazz Now,
"The flute is light & sweet in sound and is very difficult
to project it as a lead or dominating instrument. Most saxophonist
respect the instrument because the degree of difficulty to play
and most audiences view the flute as a cool, sweet, light embellishing
sound. When compared with a sax, trumpet, etc. it's harder for the
flute to measure up to the standard of a leading instrument."
Bearing this in mind, you may appreciate this CD, which came to
fruition after a lengthy process. As David told this writer: "I
was still skeptical to finishing a full length CD, so I sort of
dragged my foot to getting material and musicians together until
I was encouraged by my peers to complete one."
And
the result is worth listening to, as David Crawford has produced
a gorgeous collection of 10 well-crafted soothing tracks. This
musical journey starts with a great escape to "Caribbean
Nights," then to an astonishing rendition of the famous Jackson
Five hit, "Never Can Say Goodbye" sung by Gloria Gaynor
and so many other artists. Then follow an hypnotic tune "Shy
Am I", a romantic Italian ballad "Te amo", a captivating
"Brazilian Sunrise", a fascinating "Jazz me",
a restful "Shangri-La", a peaceful rendition of a 1999
Kenny Chesney hit "You Had Me From Hello", and to reach
the peak of serenity, a mild groove track "Renaissance "
and a slightly hip-hop version of "Caribbean Nights",
"Caribbean Swing".
So
let yourself be transported to "Shangri La"! - By Akbar
Nour, Smoothjazznow.com's Contributing Editor
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