muzycy:
Rick Braun, trumpet, flugelhorn, valve trombone
Kirk Whalum, tenor saxophone, flute
Norman Brown, guitar
Braylon Lacy, bass guitar
Khari Parker, drums
John Stoddart, keyboards, background vocals
Lenny Castro, percussion
Ralph Lofton, Hammond B-3 organ
Sheléa – vocals
Editor's info:
Braun, Whalum, Brown, better known as BWB, spotlights three of the most distinct stylists in contemporary jazz today: trumpeter Rick Braun, saxophonist Kirk Whalum and guitarist Norman Brown. Each a musical force in his own right, they team up to give a new spin to well-known Michael Jackson tunes. The release harks back to BWB's debut album, Groovin', which combined a great '70s session vibe with classic covers and funky grooves.
Guitar World:
With an incredible catalog of songs accumulated over the course of a lifetime, Michael Jackson’s music was something that transcended genres and influenced a generation of listeners.
Growing up, I remember not only being glued to the TV watching the Jackson 5's cartoon, but also being on the front lines for the Thriller and Bad album phenomena (The former still ranks as the biggest selling album of all time).
People just couldn’t get enough of Jackson's music — and many a child of the '80s will tell you that they regularly (and secretly) paid homage to Jackson by imitating his moonwalk or wearing jackets and gloves similar to the ones he made famous.
Grammy-winning jazz guitarist Norman Brown never had the opportunity to meet the King of Pop, but his work on the new BWB album, Human Nature, channels the connection between Jackson and his music in a powerful way.
Fans have lamented that more than a decade has passed since Brown and BWB (with fellow jazz greats Kirk Whalum on sax and Rick Braun on trumpet) released their last album, Groovin. With Human Nature, not only has the supergroup reunited, but the reunion has allowed them to put their own spin on 11 Jackson classics, including tasty renditions of “Billie Jean," “Beat It” and “Man in The Mirror."
I had the pleasure of speaking with Brown and discussing Human Nature and more in this exclusive interview.
Supergrupa złożona z trójki weteranów smooth jazzu - Ricka Brauna, Kirka Whaulma i Normana Browna oddaje hołd Michaelowi Jacksonowi.
Jedenaście kompozycji Michaela Jacksona, z nieśmiertelnymi "Billie Jean", "Human Nature", czy "I'll Be There" w jazzowych interpretacjach to uczta dla fanów amerykańskiego jazzu środka.
Rick Brown, amerykański trębacz, obdarzony znakomitym głosem, wraz z laureatem Grammy Award - urodzonym w Memphis saksofonistą tenorowym Kirkiem Whalumem, który od lat operuje na pograniczu muzyki gospel, bluesa i bopu, z Normanem Brownem (również laureatem Grammy Award), gitarzystą twórczo rozwijającym styl Wesa Montgomery'ego i George'a Bensona, za sprawą albumu "Groovin’"z 2002 roku stali się jednym z najbardziej rozchwytywanych jazzowych projektów w USA.