Jonathan Butler
1) Laid black
Description
Bassist extraordinaire Marcus Miller follows up Afrodeezia, his expansive exploration of music from the African diaspora, with a return to funk on his vibrant album.
3) Summer horns
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Description
Dave Koz is joined by a front line of top-notch players to re-interpret an array of powerhouse horn-heavy songs made famous by Tower of Power, Chicago, Earth Wind & Fire, James Brown, Sly & the Family Stone and others. Three of the world's best horn arrangers are contributing their talents: Greg Adams, Jerry Hey and Tom Scott. Topping it off is a sax-only rendition of Take Five with Gordon Goodwin offering his sax and arrangement to the quartet.