BJS Blog

This week we are featuring Bernie Williams’ 2nd CD - Moving Forward. The former N.Y. Yankees star is equally formidable as a guitarist and he has given us a truly individualistic sound with this one. It’s along the same lines as Acoustic Alchemy, Craig Chaquico, and the Rippingtons’ guitar oriented songs, but not a soundalike by any means. if you love those artists you’ll enjoy this one.

Lao Tizer – To Touch The Sky
Dave Koz w. C Botti- Love Is On The Way
Bernie Williams – Addicted To You
Bisso Baba – Richard Bona (you saw him with Pat Metheny on the ‘Speaking of Now” tour)
Rick Braun – She’s The One (from his new CD!)
Boney James – Here She Comes
Nelson Rangell – Grace
Basia – Cruisin’ For Bruisin
Paul Brown-M. Antoine – Foreign Exchange
Rippingtons – Tourist In Paradise
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Tim Bowman – Sweet Sundays
Al Jarreau – Never Explain Love (from Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing, which has been Re-released as a 20th Anniversary special DVD)
Paul Taylor – Free Fall
Bernie Williams – Go For It
Greg Adams – One Night In Rio
Lynn Fiddmont – Holiday
Steve Oliver – Wings of Spring
Walter Beasley – From This Moment On
Jay Rowe – End of Summer
Pat Appleton – Smart Traveller (if you like Sade you’ll love this song!)
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Euge Groove – Mr. Groove
Joyce Cooling – Global Cooling (new!)
Chick Corea – Passage
Michael Franks – Woman In The Waves
Eric Darius – Night On The Town
Bernie Williams – Moving Forward
Grover Washington Jr. - Take Another 5
Melody Gardot – Who Will Comfort Me
Rick Braun – Cadillac Slim
Marc Antoine – Hi-Lo Split
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Darren Rahn – Tale of Two Cities
Kurt Maloo – The Captain of Her Heart (a jazzier version by the guy who sang lead on the original version)
Najee – Out of a Dream
Brian Hughes – Along The Way
Rippingtons – Life in the Tropics
Steve Oliver – You Rescued Me
Cindy Bradley – Catch The Wind (last week’s feature CD. It’s out now and it’s strong. Grab it!)
Jeff Lorber – Ain’t Nobody
Chillin In The West- Bernie Williams
Feels Like Fire - Santana&Dido

We’re playing 4 different songs from Rick’s new one, “All It Takes,” on the Lite Jazz Brunch and we’ll be featuring it the Sunday before it is officially released. It’s Rick Braun so of course you want more! His label, Mack Avenue, has set up a page where you can preview all the songs and watch the video press kit with studio footage and conversation. There’s a good up to date bio here
too:

http://www.mackavenue.com/artists/detail/rick_braun

All It Takes will be released on July 28

Today’s feature CD is “Bloom” the debut from trumpet player Cindy Bradley. This CD is a true rarity - a full CD without a single weak or throwaway song on it. No covers or vocals either..just solid contemporary instrumental music all the way through. Produced by Michael Broening, who also wrote or co-wrote most of the tracks - guest artists include Marion Meadows, Jay Soto,
Freddie Fox, Dominic Amato. It comes out this Tuesday. We also have an advance track from Paul Taylor’s forthcoming CD “Burnin’” it’s the title track and it is Burnin!

Nelson Rangell- Turning Night Into Day
Cindy Bradley – Bloom
Rippingtons – Spanish Girl
Nyee Moses – Between Us
David Sanborn- Bob James – Maputo
Alex Bugnon – Sweetwater Creek
Mindi Abair – Smile
Norah Jones – Sunrise
Nils – Europa
Greg Adams – The Crossing
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Richard Elliot – Restless
George Benson – Give me the Night
Brian Culbertson – Let’s Get Started
Drew Davidsen- Astro
Jeff Kashiwa – Hyde Park
Steve Oliver – Fearless
Cindy Bradley – Sycamore Soul
Chuck Loeb – Beneath The Light
Marion Meadows – Diggable
Manhattan Transfer – Mystery
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Craig Chaquico – Just Friends
Rick Braun – Sleeveless in Seattle (new)
Michael Lington – Still Thinking Of You
Kenny Loggins – When She Believed In Me
Cindy Bradley – On Solid Ground
Steve Cole – Got It Goin’ On
Norman Brown – Dancin’ In The House
Maysa – Happy Feeling
Paul Taylor – Burnin’
Boney James – Camoflage
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Rippingtons – Black Diamond
Danielle Nardi – 485
Bernie Williams – Go For It
Euge Groove – Sneak A Peek
Peter White – Chasing The Dawn
Basia – If Not Now When
Spyro Gyra – Summer Fling
Ken Navarro – Breathe
Cindy Bradley – Catch The Wind
Steve Oliver – Bend or Break

This week’s feature is Russ Hewitt’s “Bajo El Sol” - The Texas based guitarist takes the Nouveau Flamenco sound originally popularized by Ottmar Liebert and adds a rock-driven edge to it. Find out more about him and hear song samples at www.russhewittmusic.com

Fourplay – Flyinng East
Eric Darius – Just for the Moment
George Benson – Breezin
Brenda Russell – Expect A Miracle
Rippingtons – Age of Reason
Boney James – RPM
Russ Hewitt – Palma De Mallorca
Sade – Sweetest Taboo
Grover Washington Jr. - Summer Nights
Tim Bowman – Hi Def
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Gregg Karukas – Corner Club
Basia – Blame It On Summer
Everette Harp – Monday Speaks
Mindi Abair – True Blue
Jonathan Butler – Colours
Lizz Wright – Blue Rose
Paul Taylor – Don’t Wait Up
Rick Braun – Missing In Venice
Russ Hewitt – Lydia
Michael Franks – Rendezvous in Rio
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Michael Paulo – Last Tango In Paris
Pat Metheny Group – Here To Stay
Candy Dulfer – Don’t Go
ETBTG – Drivin
Keiko Matsui – Forever, Forever
Darren Rahn – Tale of Two Cities
Chaquico-Freeman -Riders of Anc
Seal – Lonliest Star
Spyro Gyra – Open Door
Russ Hewitt - Bajo El Sol
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Nestor Torres – Without Words
Melody Gardot – Worrisome Heart
Brian Hughes – Stringbean
Euge Groove – Mr. Groove
Special EFX – Get On Up
Al Jarreau – So Good
Rippingtons – True Companion
Cindy Bradley – Sycamore Soul
Dave Koz – All I See Is You
David Pack - The Secret of Movin’ On

This week’s feature CD is Candy Dulfer’s “Funked Up” - in which she brings the energy, intensity, and pure funk from her live performances (and touring days with Prince) to a studio set. This was originally part of a two CD set - Funked Up and Chilled Out: one CD funky and one chilled out. The US release has 10 funked up and 2 chilled out songs. All gems. Enjoy!

Paul Taylor – Till We Meet Again
Craig Chaquico – Songbird Craigs new CD brings a reinvention and update of the Kenny G hit.
Jessy J. - Tequila Moon
Steve Winwood – Fly Winwood’s jazz-rock influence goes back to the instrumental “Glad” from Traffic’s John Barleycorn CD
Acoustic Alchemy – Shelter Island Drive This one never made the corporate radio chart but it went top 5 on the independent-internet chart!
Eric Marienthal – Blue Water
Brian Culbertson – Let’s Stay In Tonight
Flora Purim – Angels Thought it would be fun to play an EWF influenced song from Culbertson’s new one then go back to 1978 for Purim’s collaboration with EWF’s Maurice White
Chuck Loeb – Tropical
Gerald Albright – Winelight

Rick Braun – Tijuana Dance His new one. The CD will be out in August
Chris Rea – On The Beach
Kirk Whalum – Playing With Fire
Jay Soto – Just Like That
Candy Dulfer – Still I Love You
Steely Dan – Almost Gothic From the Grammy Winning “Two Against Nature” CD
Spyro Gyra – Handheld
Will Donato – Earth Shakin he doesn’t get a lot of publicity or record for a big money label but he’s a major league player. Check out his CDs on CDBaby.com or iTunes!
Manhattan Transfer – Soul Food To Go
Bob James – Raise The Roof

Wayman Tisdale – Mexicoco
BelBel Gilberto-Bring Back The Love
Bob Mamet – Calabay
Spyro Gyra – Getaway
Nick Colionne – No Limits
Al Jarreau – Compared to What
Candy Dulfer – Don’t Go
Benoit-Freeman – Reunion
Jackeim Joyner – I’m Waiting for You Currently #1 on the Billboard SJ airplay chart
Slim Man – Fade To Grey At times he sounds like a male Sade..that’s not a bad thing…
Cindy Bradley – Catch The Wind This is our next superstar. Album out in two weeks, we’ll feature it right before it comes out
the whole album is good. not one weak song!
Richard Smith – Never Too Much Smith and producer Paul Brown work wonders on the Vandross hit.

Pat Metheny Group – Follow Me
Marilyn Scott – Round and Round life is busy..we go round and round..should we be thankful that our lives are full?
Candy Dulfer – On and On
Fourplay – Cinnamon Sugar
Euge Groove – Romeo and Juliet
De’Nate – Still Be Strong a new chill duo that is now a trio with the addition of new-star producer/sax player Darren Rahn
Peter White – Caravan of Dreams
Rippingtons – Gypsy Eyes

Najee – Out of A Dream
Bill Cantos – Morning Coffee if you like Michael Franks and/or Billy Joel check this guy out..he’s grabbed a little from both worlds
Rick & Boney – Grazin’ In The Grass
Ken Navarro – So Fine
Mindi Abair – Out of The Blue she’s coming, she’s fantastic! Do you have your tickets yet?
Michael Buble – Everything
Paul Taylor – Come Over
Jeff Golub – Evolution
Candy Dulfer – Rippongi Panic
Steve Oliver – High Noon