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Greatest Hits
:Album Description:This 15 track compilation includes 11 essential hits including 'Castle Of Dreams,' You Make Me Smile,' 'Together Again,' and 'All I See Is You' plus 4 newly recorded songs including the current smooth jazz radio hit 'Life In The Fast Lane.'
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Golden Slumbers: A Father's Lullaby
: :This is a real sleeper of an album, literally. Smooth-jazz musicians--including Peter White, Dave Koz, Norman Brown, David Benoit, and others--play music here to put babies to sleep. Fans of New Age music, specifically what came out of the Pacific Northwest in the '80s, may find many of these 14 tracks reminiscent of that period. Long-time listeners of smooth-jazz radio may be reminded of the kind of ethereal, spacey music that was played in the early days of the format. Many of the songs are as obvious as Brian Culbertson's somnambulating ...
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Smooth Jazz Christmas
: :Cohesiveness is what separates this all-star Christmas release from the others. During the last four years, Dave Koz, vocalist Brenda Russell, pianist David Benoit, guitarist Peter White, and trumpeter Rick Braun have hit the road spreading holiday cheer among the smooth-jazz masses and their collaborative ease is palpable throughout these 14 tracks. Benoit is featured on 'Hark the Herald Angels Sing,' while Koz adds one of his best solos. Braun has the spotlight on 'Little Drummer Boy,' where Benoit shines too, and White highlights 'Silent Night.' All five players are credited ...
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Memories of a Winter's Night
: :Cohesiveness is what separates this all-star Christmas release from the others. During the last four years, Dave Koz, vocalist Brenda Russell, pianist David Benoit, guitarist Peter White, and trumpeter Rick Braun have hit the road spreading holiday cheer among the smooth-jazz masses and their collaborative ease is palpable throughout these 14 tracks. Benoit is featured on 'Hark the Herald Angels Sing,' while Koz adds one of his best solos. Braun has the spotlight on 'Little Drummer Boy,' where Benoit shines too, and White highlights 'Silent Night.' All five players are credited ...
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At the Movies
:From the Label: Dave Koz Photos More from Dave Koz Saxophonic Lucky Man Off the Beaten Path :Concept discs tend to go one of two ways--they dance around a theme, causing listeners to draw their own conclusions about how well the album hangs together, or they come on strong. Sax man Dave Koz's At the Movies floats mellifluously into the second category. From the moment Judy Garland's voice comes keening through the crackle of 'Over the Rainbow,' we're transported directly into the cinema alongside Koz and a handful of ...
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The Dance
: :Dave Koz crosses a number of pop boundaries on this CD, bringing tunes associated with genres from Motown ('I'll Be There') to New Country ('The Dance') into the smooth jazz orbit while somehow managing to put a personal stamp on them all. His perky soprano sax blends beautifully with Luther Vandross on 'Can't Let You Go,' while he and Montell Jordan add new dimensions to the pure pop of Wham's 'Careless Whisper.' The collaborations continue with nice guest spots by Burt Bacharach, trumpeter Chris Botti, and David Benoit, while Koz does ...
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Pure Moods, Vol. II
: :For listeners with a sincere interest in the broad variety of music loosely aligned under the New Age banner, Pure Moods II will strike your ears as something less than a high-concept showcase for the genre and more as a mulligan stew of easy-listening favorites. This is not necessarily a bad thing; yet a recording marketed to the general public as a comprehensive, current, state-of-the-art overview of atmospheric music shouldn't include such ill-fitting oddities as George Benson's 'Breezin',' a lite-funk relic from 1976, or 'Emily' from jazz saxophonist Dave Koz. Happily, ...
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December Makes Me Feel This Way
: :For listeners with a sincere interest in the broad variety of music loosely aligned under the New Age banner, Pure Moods II will strike your ears as something less than a high-concept showcase for the genre and more as a mulligan stew of easy-listening favorites. This is not necessarily a bad thing; yet a recording marketed to the general public as a comprehensive, current, state-of-the-art overview of atmospheric music shouldn't include such ill-fitting oddities as George Benson's 'Breezin',' a lite-funk relic from 1976, or 'Emily' from jazz saxophonist Dave Koz. Happily, ...
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Lucky Man
: :For listeners with a sincere interest in the broad variety of music loosely aligned under the New Age banner, Pure Moods II will strike your ears as something less than a high-concept showcase for the genre and more as a mulligan stew of easy-listening favorites. This is not necessarily a bad thing; yet a recording marketed to the general public as a comprehensive, current, state-of-the-art overview of atmospheric music shouldn't include such ill-fitting oddities as George Benson's 'Breezin',' a lite-funk relic from 1976, or 'Emily' from jazz saxophonist Dave Koz. Happily, ...
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Saxophonic
: :For listeners with a sincere interest in the broad variety of music loosely aligned under the New Age banner, Pure Moods II will strike your ears as something less than a high-concept showcase for the genre and more as a mulligan stew of easy-listening favorites. This is not necessarily a bad thing; yet a recording marketed to the general public as a comprehensive, current, state-of-the-art overview of atmospheric music shouldn't include such ill-fitting oddities as George Benson's 'Breezin',' a lite-funk relic from 1976, or 'Emily' from jazz saxophonist Dave Koz. Happily, ...
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