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Chris Botti's sixth album is a wonderfully, even perfectly crafted group of originals and covers that accent his deep crossover appeal as both a jazz and pop musician. Botti's phrasing is very keen, uncanny in the way it works with simple rhythmic structures, and his tone is rich and warm. His use of keyboards and drum loops is pretty much up to the minute in terms of its hip factor, and his arrangements appeal to serious jazz fans and are something akin to blessed-out ecstasy to smooth jazz aficionados. Therein also lies the problem. Botti hasn't significantly developed his sense of artifice since his debut album and, if anything, has delved deeper into its oh-so-cool bachelor pad faux elegance than ever on A Thousand Kisses Deep. The title track, a very moving song written by Leonard Cohen, is the finest moment on the disc. A spare guitar backdrop is adorned simply; Botti plays the melody in short, clipped staccato phrases for an entire full verse before the rhythm section enters. The effect is haunting, lushly romantic, and full of a sensual warmth that is as spooky as it is silky. The spare keyboards and brushed drums offer the song as something slightly Latin (thanks to the gorgeous guitar playing by Dean Parks). It could have been the love theme in Robert Rodriguez's Once Upon a Time in Mexico -- yes, it really does feel slightly mariachi! Burt Bacharach's "The Look of Love," despite a marvelous vocal by Chantal Kreviazuk, suffers from cute syndrome -- as does "The Last Three Minutes," another Bacharach tune. The straight pop stuff, such as "Ever Since We Met" with Bridget Benenate's breathy vocals, work very well. Botti's solo entwines the refrain and carries the singer's voice along into the ether. A duet with pianist Billy Childs on "My Funny Valentine" feels a tad stilted, but there is great tension resolution in the third chorus. "If I Could," another original, with the great Smokey Hormel on guitar in addition to Parks, is a true mood-setter. Smoky, slightly steamy with just a hint of a funk backdrop and Botti whispering through the pastel keyboard sounds with his own shade of deep blue and gauzy elegance, it's the babymaker on the album. In all, as with each of Botti's recordings, there is nothing inherently wrong here, and the formula is successful; it's one of the better mood records out there, but it's still formula, contrived and calculated to establish and keep the listener paying some degree of attention, but not too much.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
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Dave Ashton, 2nd Engineer - Dave Ashton, Recording Engineer - Lior Goldenberg, Mixing Engineer - Gabe Veltri, Recording Engineer - Dave Way, Mixing Engineer - Chris Botti, Performer - Chris Botti, Trumpet - Matthew Gerrard, Recording Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Keefus Ciancia, Keyboards - Robert Hadley, Mastering Engineer - Joe Chiccarelli, Engineer - MARK GOLDENBERG, Keyboards - MARK GOLDENBERG, Drum Programmer - Jolie Levine-Aller, Coordinator - Steve Lindsey, Producer - Steve Lindsey, Keyboards - Steve Lindsey, Piano - Mark Goldenberg, Composer - Mark Goldenberg, Lyricist
(P) 2003 Columbia Records
Steve Lindsey, Producer - Joe Chiccarelli, Engineer - Jolie Levine-Aller, Coordinator - Dean Parks, Guitar - Abe Laboriel, Jr., Cymbals - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Dave Way, Mixing Engineer - Keefus Ciancia, Composer - Keefus Ciancia, Lyricist - Lior Goldenberg, Mixing Engineer - Robert Hadley, Mastering Engineer - Bob Shepherd, Tenor Saxophone - Dave Ashton, 2nd Engineer - Dave Ashton, Recording Engineer - Matthew Gerrard, Recording Engineer - Joey Waronker, Drums - Gabe Veltri, Recording Engineer - Printz Board, Synthesizer - Printz Board, Drum Programmer - Chris Botti, Composer - Chris Botti, Lyricist - Chris Botti, Performer - Chris Botti, Trumpet - Sharon Robinson, Composer - Sharon Robinson, Lyricist
(P) 2003 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Steve Lindsey, Producer - Steve Lindsey, Keyboards - Steve Lindsey, Piano - Joe Chiccarelli, Engineer - Jolie Levine-Aller, Coordinator - Dean Parks, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Dave Way, Mixing Engineer - Hal David, Lyricist - Lior Goldenberg, Mixing Engineer - Robert Hadley, Mastering Engineer - Dave Ashton, 2nd Engineer - Dave Ashton, Recording Engineer - Matthew Gerrard, Recording Engineer - Mike Elizondo, Bass - Burt Bacharach, Composer - Gabe Veltri, Recording Engineer - Printz Board, Drum Programmer - Jim Cox, Keyboards - Chris Botti, Performer - Chris Botti, Trumpet - Smokey Hormel, Electric Guitar - Chantal Kreviazuk, Vocal
(P) 2003 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Dave Ashton, 2nd Engineer - Dave Ashton, Recording Engineer - Lior Goldenberg, Mixing Engineer - Gabe Veltri, Recording Engineer - Dave Way, Mixing Engineer - Chris Botti, Trumpet - Chris Botti, Performer - Matthew Gerrard, Recording Engineer - Chuck Berghofer, Bass - Leonard Cohen, Composer - Leonard Cohen, Lyricist - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Keefus Ciancia, Keyboards - Robert Hadley, Mastering Engineer - Sharon Robinson, Composer - Sharon Robinson, Lyricist - Joe Chiccarelli, Engineer - Jolie Levine-Aller, Coordinator - Steve Lindsey, Producer - Dean Parks, Guitar - Joey Waronker, Drums
(P) 2003 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Dave Ashton, 2nd Engineer - Dave Ashton, Recording Engineer - Lior Goldenberg, Mixing Engineer - Printz Board, Drum Programmer - Gabe Veltri, Recording Engineer - Dave Way, Mixing Engineer - Chris Botti, Composer - Chris Botti, Lyricist - Chris Botti, Performer - Chris Botti, Trumpet - Matthew Gerrard, Composer - Matthew Gerrard, Lyricist - Matthew Gerrard, Keyboards - Matthew Gerrard, Bass - Matthew Gerrard, Recording Engineer - Matthew Gerrard, Drum Programmer - Chuck Berghofer, Acoustic Bass - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Keefus Ciancia, Keyboards - Robert Hadley, Mastering Engineer - Joe Chiccarelli, Engineer - Jolie Levine-Aller, Coordinator - Steve Lindsey, Producer - Steve Lindsey, Keyboards - Steve Lindsey, Piano - Bridget Benenate, Vocal - Bridget Benenate, Composer - Bridget Benenate, Lyricist - Dean Parks, Guitar - Lenny Castro, Percussion
(P) 2003 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Dave Ashton, 2nd Engineer - Dave Ashton, Recording Engineer - Lior Goldenberg, Mixing Engineer - Gabe Veltri, Recording Engineer - Dave Way, Mixing Engineer - Chris Botti, Composer - Chris Botti, Lyricist - Chris Botti, Performer - Chris Botti, Trumpet - Matthew Gerrard, Composer - Matthew Gerrard, Lyricist - Matthew Gerrard, Recording Engineer - Matthew Gerard, Electric Guitar - Matthew Gerard, Keyboards - Matthew Gerard, Drum Programmer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Keefus Ciancia, Keyboards - Abe Laboriel, Jr., Drums - Robert Hadley, Mastering Engineer - Joe Chiccarelli, Engineer - Jolie Levine-Aller, Coordinator - Steve Lindsey, Producer - Steve Lindsey, Keyboards - Bridget Benenate, Composer - Bridget Benenate, Lyricist - Dean Parks, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Lenny Castro, Percussion
(P) 2003 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Lorenz Hart, Lyricist - Richard Rodgers, Composer - Chris Botti, Performer
(P) 2003 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Andre Young, Composer - Andre Young, Lyricist - Burt Bacharach, Composer - Burt Bacharach, Lyricist - Chris Botti, Performer
(P) 2003 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Sharon Robinson, Composer - Sharon Robinson, Lyricist - Chris Botti, Performer - Chris Botti, Composer - Chris Botti, Lyricist
(P) 2003 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Dave Ashton, 2nd Engineer - Dave Ashton, Recording Engineer - Lior Goldenberg, Mixing Engineer - Printz Board, Drum Programmer - Gabe Veltri, Recording Engineer - Dave Way, Mixing Engineer - Chris Botti, Composer - Chris Botti, Lyricist - Chris Botti, Performer - Chris Botti, Trumpet - Matthew Gerrard, Recording Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Keefus Ciancia, Keyboards - Keefus Ciancia, Composer - Keefus Ciancia, Piano - Keefus Ciancia, Lyricist - Abe Laboriel, Jr., Cymbals - Robert Hadley, Mastering Engineer - Joe Chiccarelli, Engineer - Jolie Levine-Aller, Coordinator - Steve Lindsey, Producer - Steve Lindsey, Keyboards - Steve Lindsey, Composer - Steve Lindsey, Lyricist - Dean Parks, Guitar - Benji Hughes, Composer - Benji Hughes, Lyricist
(P) 2003 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Dave Ashton, 2nd Engineer - Dave Ashton, Recording Engineer - Lior Goldenberg, Mixing Engineer - Gabe Veltri, Recording Engineer - Dave Way, Mixing Engineer - Chris Botti, Performer - Chris Botti, Trumpet - Matthew Gerrard, Recording Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Robert Hadley, Mastering Engineer - Joe Chiccarelli, Engineer - Jolie Levine-Aller, Coordinator - Steve Lindsey, Producer - Steve Lindsey, Piano - Holly Palmer, Composer - Holly Palmer, Lyricist - Benji Hughes, Composer - Benji Hughes, Lyricist
(P) 2003 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Album review
Chris Botti's sixth album is a wonderfully, even perfectly crafted group of originals and covers that accent his deep crossover appeal as both a jazz and pop musician. Botti's phrasing is very keen, uncanny in the way it works with simple rhythmic structures, and his tone is rich and warm. His use of keyboards and drum loops is pretty much up to the minute in terms of its hip factor, and his arrangements appeal to serious jazz fans and are something akin to blessed-out ecstasy to smooth jazz aficionados. Therein also lies the problem. Botti hasn't significantly developed his sense of artifice since his debut album and, if anything, has delved deeper into its oh-so-cool bachelor pad faux elegance than ever on A Thousand Kisses Deep. The title track, a very moving song written by Leonard Cohen, is the finest moment on the disc. A spare guitar backdrop is adorned simply; Botti plays the melody in short, clipped staccato phrases for an entire full verse before the rhythm section enters. The effect is haunting, lushly romantic, and full of a sensual warmth that is as spooky as it is silky. The spare keyboards and brushed drums offer the song as something slightly Latin (thanks to the gorgeous guitar playing by Dean Parks). It could have been the love theme in Robert Rodriguez's Once Upon a Time in Mexico -- yes, it really does feel slightly mariachi! Burt Bacharach's "The Look of Love," despite a marvelous vocal by Chantal Kreviazuk, suffers from cute syndrome -- as does "The Last Three Minutes," another Bacharach tune. The straight pop stuff, such as "Ever Since We Met" with Bridget Benenate's breathy vocals, work very well. Botti's solo entwines the refrain and carries the singer's voice along into the ether. A duet with pianist Billy Childs on "My Funny Valentine" feels a tad stilted, but there is great tension resolution in the third chorus. "If I Could," another original, with the great Smokey Hormel on guitar in addition to Parks, is a true mood-setter. Smoky, slightly steamy with just a hint of a funk backdrop and Botti whispering through the pastel keyboard sounds with his own shade of deep blue and gauzy elegance, it's the babymaker on the album. In all, as with each of Botti's recordings, there is nothing inherently wrong here, and the formula is successful; it's one of the better mood records out there, but it's still formula, contrived and calculated to establish and keep the listener paying some degree of attention, but not too much.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:34
- Main artists: Chris Botti
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Jazz
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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