Cool Breeze CD

MUSIC

JAZZ

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. Give In To Love ~ Bob Baldwin

2. Summer Breeze ~ Bob Baldwin

3. Bahia Maria ~ Bob Baldwin

4. People Make The World Go Round ~ Bob Baldwin

5. Ties That Bind ~ Bob Baldwin

6. Walk On By ~ Bob Baldwin

7. Hot Fun In The Sun ~ Bob Baldwin

8. Vi's Pies ~ Bob Baldwin

9. Cool Wind Blowing ~ Bob Baldwin

10. I Give Unto You ~ Bob Baldwin

11. Be Encouraged ~ Bob Baldwin

12. Ties That Bind (Interlude) ~ Bob Baldwin

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Personnel: Bob Baldwin (strings, piano, keyboards, drums, loops); Larry Coryell (electric guitar); Marion Meadows (saxophone, soprano saxophone); Fred Vigdor (soprano saxophone, alto saxophone); Tad Gulley, Tony Lewis (drums, cymbals).
	Audio Mixer: Wayne Warnecke.
	Recording information: Gibson Recording Studios, Roswell, GA.
	Photographers: Uwe Ommer; John Pinderhughes.
	Unknown Contributor Role: Larry Coryell.
	Arranger: Bob Baldwin.
	The smooth jazz format has lent itself to an unfortunate trend towards sugary and fluffy generic album titles that hardly characterize the grit and energy of the music they represent. Boney James went the route with Sweet Thing and now Bob Baldwin's blandly titled but explosively executed Cool Breeze makes a strong case for not judging a disc by its cover. As with his independent City Sketches earlier this year, the keyboardist never quite approaches the free-for-all soul-fusion jam sessions which marked his early Atlantic albums, yet he throws enough aggressive, improvisational punches into these up-tempo romps to remind his old fans of the way he once pounded. Rather than crazed earthquakes, he gives us thoughtful, slickly produced tremors that lean towards gospel every so often. He also twists familiar pop hits like "Summer Breeze" and "Walk on By" into funky blue knots. His artful, no-frills jazz trio spins on "Cool Wind Blowing" and "I Give Unto You" make many of the other tracks seem overproduced and machine generated by comparison. While Baldwin knows how to balance electric and acoustic currents to great effect, he should consider stripping down like this more often in the future. Why hide behind smoke and mirrors when you have this much emotion to offer? ~ Jonathan Widran
Producer: Bob Baldwin
Engineer: Scott Eraas
Musical Guests
	Marion Meadows
	Larry Coryell

Compilation Appearances

	Cover Story:smooth Jazz Plays Your Fa
	Ultimate Smooth Jazz 1S

Technical Info

	Release Date : 06/17/1997
	Original Release Date : 1997
	Catalog ID : SHANCD 5035
	Label : Shanachie Records
	Number of Discs : 1
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00016351503527

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Cool Breeze (1997)

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