Lovelife
Jimmy Sommers
Rahsaan Patterson, Ruff Endz, Macy Gray, Chris Botti
Engineer: Tony Flores
Higher Octave, 2003
1 CD
Catalogue #: 90445
EAN: 0724359044521
UPC: 724359044521
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Personnel: Jimmy Sommers (saxophone); Rahsaan Patterson, Macy Gray,
Ruff Endz, Tara Evans (vocals); Chris Botti (trumpet); Herman Jackson (Fender Rhodes piano, keyboards); Jamey Jazz (keyboards, bass, drums); Corey Roney (keyboards, drums); Nelson Jackson, Michael Norfleet (keyboards); Tony Maiden, Tommy Organ (guitar); Alex Al, John Menzano (bass); John Roberts, Steven Dubin (drums); Lenny Castro (percussion).
Producers include: Jamey Jazz, Jimmy Sommers, Jeff Carruthers, Steven Dubin, Rahsaan Patterson.
Recorded at Gemini Studios, Los Angeles, California.
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Macy Gray
Macy Gray took soul music back to its natural roots with her acclaimed 1999 debut, ON HOW LIFE IS, updating old-school R&B with a few modern touches. Gray's sound is partly Lauryn Hill-style conscious hip-hop, and part a Lenny Kravitz/Neneh Cherry rock-R&B hybrid. Since her startling debut, she's collaborated with everyone from Slick Rick and Fatboy Slim to famed producer Rick Rubin, also making her screen-acting debut in the 2001 Denzel Washington movie, TRAINING DAY.
Chris Botti
Chris Botti rose to fame as a crackerjack session and touring trumpeter for the likes of Sting, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Paul Simon, and Natalie Merchant. A trained jazz musician, Botti's solo albums evoke a cool-jazz persona similar to Chet Baker, while his use of superstar guest-vocalists ensures Botti a place in the pop charts. Botti released TO LOVE AGAIN in 2005, a sequel to his popular 2004 duets album WHEN I FALL IN LOVE.
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