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Trumpeter Chris Botti drops the synthesizers and drum loops of his previous effort, Thousand Kisses Deep, for a more elegant and traditional sound on When I Fall in Love. While Thousand Kisses Deep maximized Botti's penchant for mixing perfect pop songs with his Miles Davis-influenced jazz style, it nonetheless featured many of the electronic and processed sounds predictable on modern smooth jazz releases. By eschewing such "go to" pop-jazz production techniques as drum machines and synthesized strings in favor of the real instruments here, Botti ironically sounds utterly groundbreaking on what is ultimately a straight-ahead orchestral jazz album. While nowhere near as improvisationally adventurous as its predecessors, When I Fall in Love is still a revelation in the tradition of Sketches of Spain, Clifford Brown With Strings, and Wynton Marsalis' Hot House Flowers. Mixing standards and contemporary pop tunes all in a straight-ahead style, Botti gives his minimalist Miles-ian horn sound a chance to breath and be enjoyed on its own. Boldly, Botti swings here with a big band on "Let's Fall in Love," and after years of guessing that he would sound great on a standard ballad, you get to enjoy the proof as he sighs and coos his way through "My Romance" with a plaintive tone perfectly counterbalanced by full string orchestra. But it's not just the standards that impress; he turns the Sade classic "No Ordinary Love" into a moody and atmospheric paean that wouldn't sound out of place on Kind of Blue. Similarly, Sting's "La Belle Dame Sans Regrets" -- featuring the ex-Police frontman -- brilliantly combines hardcore jazz improvisation on a radio-friendly modern Latin ballad. Botti should also be commended for choosing a stellar group of backing musicians including the underappreciated pianist Billy Childs, who adds his stylish touch on both acoustic piano and Fender Rhodes. While Botti has broken new ground in the smooth jazz genre in the past, his rediscovery of his jazz roots makes When I Fall in Love the album he has been threatening to make his whole career.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
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Victor Young, Composer, Lyricist - Edward Heyman, Composer, Lyricist - Chris Botti, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - BOBBY COLOMBY, Producer
(P) 2004 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Greg Phillinganes, Piano - London Session Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - Haydn Bendall, Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Irving Berlin, Composer, Lyricist - Chris Botti, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Vinnie Colaiuta, Drums - Chris Barrett, Assistant Engineer - Al Schmitt, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Paula Cole, Vocal - Steve Genewick, Assistant Engineer - Brian Bromberg, Bass - GIL GOLDSTEIN, Arranger - BOBBY COLOMBY, Producer - Shane Fontayne, Guitar - Sean Douglas, Co-Producer
(P) 2004 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Sade Adu, Composer, Lyricist - Dean Parks, Guitar - Stuart Mathewman, Composer, Lyricist - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Chris Botti, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Vinnie Colaiuta, Drums - Al Schmitt, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - JEFF LORBER, Producer, Arranger, Engineer, Keyboards - Steve Genewick, Assistant Engineer - Billy Childs, Piano - Brian Bromberg, Producer, Arranger, Bass - Mike Anthony, Vocal Arranger - Bob Sheppard, Saxophone - Jill Zadeh, Vocal - Sean Douglas, Co-Producer - Bobby Colomby, Jeff Lorber and Brian Bromberg, Producer - Bobby Colomby, Jeff Lorber & Brian Bromberg, Arranger
(P) 2004 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jeremy Lubbock, Arranger - London Session Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Rodgers, Composer - Lorenz Hart, Lyricist - Haydn Bendall, Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Chris Botti, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Barrett, Assistant Engineer - Al Schmitt, Mixing Engineer - BOBBY COLOMBY, Producer - Sean Douglas, Co-Producer
(P) 2004 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
London Session Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - Haydn Bendall, Engineer - Harold Arlen, Composer - Ted Koehler, Lyricist - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Chris Botti, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - Vinnie Colaiuta, Drums - Chris Barrett, Assistant Engineer - Al Schmitt, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Steve Genewick, Assistant Engineer - Billy Childs, Arranger - Brian Bromberg, Bass - BOBBY COLOMBY, Producer - Sean Douglas, Co-Producer
(P) 2004 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Dean Parks, Guitar - London Session Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - Ennio Morricone, Composer, Lyricist - Haydn Bendall, Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Chris Botti, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - Chris Barrett, Assistant Engineer - Andrea Morricone, Composer, Lyricist - Al Schmitt, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Steve Genewick, Assistant Engineer - Billy Childs, Piano - Brian Bromberg, Bass - GIL GOLDSTEIN, Arranger - Billy Kilson, Drums - BOBBY COLOMBY, Producer - Sean Douglas, Co-Producer
(P) 2004 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
George Gershwin, Composer, Lyricist - Ira Gershwin, Composer, Lyricist - Chris Botti, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - BOBBY COLOMBY, Producer
(P) 2004 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dean Parks, Guitar - London Session Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - Haydn Bendall, Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Chris Botti, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - ELLIOT SCHEINER, Engineer - Sting, Composer, Lyricist, Vocal - Vinnie Colaiuta, Drums - Chris Barrett, Assistant Engineer - Al Schmitt, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - DOMINIC MILLER, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar - Steve Genewick, Assistant Engineer - Billy Childs, Piano - Brian Montgomery, Assistant Engineer - Brian Bromberg, Bass - GIL GOLDSTEIN, Arranger - BOBBY COLOMBY, Producer - Sean Douglas, Co-Producer
(P) 2004 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Ned Washington, Composer, Lyricist - HOAGY CARMICHAEL, Composer, Lyricist - Chris Botti, Trumpet, MainArtist - BOBBY COLOMBY, Producer
(P) 2004 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Jeremy Lubbock, Composer, Lyricist, Arranger - Greg Phillinganes, Piano - London Session Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - Haydn Bendall, Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Chris Botti, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Vinnie Colaiuta, Drums - Chris Barrett, Assistant Engineer - Al Schmitt, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Paula Cole, Vocal - Steve Genewick, Assistant Engineer - Brian Bromberg, Bass - Shane Fontaine, Guitar - BOBBY COLOMBY, Producer - Sean Douglas, Co-Producer
(P) 2004 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Jule Styne, Composer, Lyricist - Chris Botti, Trumpet, MainArtist - Adolph Green, Composer, Lyricist - Betty Comden, Composer, Lyricist - BOBBY COLOMBY, Producer
(P) 2004 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
London Session Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Mercer, Composer - Haydn Bendall, Engineer - Harold Arlen, Composer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Chris Botti, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Barrett, Assistant Engineer - Al Schmitt, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Steve Genewick, Assistant Engineer - Billy Childs, Arranger, Piano - BOBBY COLOMBY, Producer - Sean Douglas, Co-Producer
(P) 2004 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Jeremy Lubbock, Arranger - London Session Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - Haydn Bendall, Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Chris Botti, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Barrett, Assistant Engineer - Francesco Sartori, Composer - Lucio Quarantotto, Lyricist - Al Schmitt, Mixing Engineer - BOBBY COLOMBY, Producer - Sean Douglas, Co-Producer
(P) 2004 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Albumbeschreibung
Trumpeter Chris Botti drops the synthesizers and drum loops of his previous effort, Thousand Kisses Deep, for a more elegant and traditional sound on When I Fall in Love. While Thousand Kisses Deep maximized Botti's penchant for mixing perfect pop songs with his Miles Davis-influenced jazz style, it nonetheless featured many of the electronic and processed sounds predictable on modern smooth jazz releases. By eschewing such "go to" pop-jazz production techniques as drum machines and synthesized strings in favor of the real instruments here, Botti ironically sounds utterly groundbreaking on what is ultimately a straight-ahead orchestral jazz album. While nowhere near as improvisationally adventurous as its predecessors, When I Fall in Love is still a revelation in the tradition of Sketches of Spain, Clifford Brown With Strings, and Wynton Marsalis' Hot House Flowers. Mixing standards and contemporary pop tunes all in a straight-ahead style, Botti gives his minimalist Miles-ian horn sound a chance to breath and be enjoyed on its own. Boldly, Botti swings here with a big band on "Let's Fall in Love," and after years of guessing that he would sound great on a standard ballad, you get to enjoy the proof as he sighs and coos his way through "My Romance" with a plaintive tone perfectly counterbalanced by full string orchestra. But it's not just the standards that impress; he turns the Sade classic "No Ordinary Love" into a moody and atmospheric paean that wouldn't sound out of place on Kind of Blue. Similarly, Sting's "La Belle Dame Sans Regrets" -- featuring the ex-Police frontman -- brilliantly combines hardcore jazz improvisation on a radio-friendly modern Latin ballad. Botti should also be commended for choosing a stellar group of backing musicians including the underappreciated pianist Billy Childs, who adds his stylish touch on both acoustic piano and Fender Rhodes. While Botti has broken new ground in the smooth jazz genre in the past, his rediscovery of his jazz roots makes When I Fall in Love the album he has been threatening to make his whole career.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:58:38
- Main artists: Chris Botti
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Jazz
(P) 2004 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
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