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Since his self-titled 1990 smash debut, Dave Koz has been one of smooth jazz's greatest musicians. The saxman scored big on the radio and in retail even when he turned away from his established R&B/pop sound on 1996's Off the Beaten Path, which was done with more acoustic instruments. The Dance brings him back to the hard-hitting R&B funk sounds of that first album and its follow-up, 1993's Lucky Man. Aside from reuniting him with some of the producers who worked on his debut -- Jeff Lorber, Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers, and his brother Jeff Koz -- The Dance is a true testament to the art of collaboration. He surrounds himself with some of pop, R&B, gospel, and his own genre's greatest performers, but never lets you forget that this is a sax player's album. The swinging retro-funk/hip-hop of "Can't Let You Go (The Sha La Song)" features Luther Vandross. Modern R&B star Montell Jordan co-produces and takes lead vocal on a cover of Wham!'s "Careless Whisper" that is perhaps a bit too faithful to the original. Several members of Take 6 help Koz achieve a much more original effect on "I'll Be There." He also works with personal hero Burt Bacharach, who co-wrote and plays piano on the lovely soprano ballad "Don't Give Up." Koz ventures into Latin territory on "You Are Me, I Am You," which features a sizzling flamenco guitar solo by Marc Antoine, while another top smooth jazz guitarist, Jonathan Butler, scats and plays a vibrant acoustic harmony on "The Bright Side." Lest Koz get lost among all the partying with his pals, he does everything himself on the album's most exciting but possibly least commercial track, "Cuban Hideaway." This cut is a Tito Puente-type Latin jazz big band explosion on which he plays all the horn instruments, alto, tenor, soprano, and baritone -- 50 sax tracks in all. This disc is easily one of smooth jazz's finest moments of 1999, but imagine the possibilities had Koz put this sort of thought into creating more tracks so off the beaten path.
© Jonathan Widran /TiVo
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Michael Thompson, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Sharpe, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Mokran, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Lenny Castro, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Hall, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gota Yashiki, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - JEFF LORBER, Producer - Dave Koz, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Jeff Koz, Composer, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1999 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, CA 90028. ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
Nathan East, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Peter Mokran, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Urs Wiesendanger, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Hall, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Landau, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JEFF LORBER, Composer, Producer, Programmer - Dave Koz, Composer, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 1999 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, CA 90028. ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
Carl Sturken, Author - Evan Rogers, Author - Luther Vandross, FeaturedArtist - Dave Koz, Author, MainArtist
(C) 1999 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, CA 90028. ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, Inc.
Andrew Ridgeley, ComposerLyricist - Michael Thompson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ethan Farmer, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Peter Mokran, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - George Johnson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Hall, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - GEORGE MICHAEL, ComposerLyricist - David Benoit, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Koz, MainArtist - Jay Williams, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Montell Jordan, Producer, MainArtist - SUE ANN CARWELL, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Koz, Additional Keyboards, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Schappell Crawford, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Shae Jones, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1999 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, CA 90028. ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
Peter Mokran, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Urs Wiesendanger, Additional Keyboards, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - John Robinson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Hall, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Botti, FeaturedArtist - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Landau, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JEFF LORBER, Composer, Producer, Programmer - Paul Jackson, Jr., Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Koz, Composer, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 1999 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, CA 90028. ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
Skip Ewing, Composer - Peter Mokran, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ricky Lawson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Freddie Washington, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Lenny Castro, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Hall, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Benoit, Conductor, String Arranger, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Koz, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Jeff Koz, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1999 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, CA 90028. ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
Michael Thompson, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Sharpe, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Mokran, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Lenny Castro, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Hall, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - TONY MAIDEN, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Koz, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Jeff Koz, Composer, Producer, Programmer
(C) 1999 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, CA 90028. ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
Carl Sturken, Composer, Producer, Programmer - Evan Rogers, Composer, Producer, Vocals, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Portmann, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Vargas, Narrator - Peter Mokran, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Lenny Castro, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Marc Antoine, MainArtist - Steve Hall, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cindy Mizelle, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Koz, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Audrey Wheeler, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John Pena, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
(C) 1999 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, CA 90028. ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
Tony Arata, ComposerLyricist - Michael Thompson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Mokran, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - GLEN BALLARD, Producer, Keyboards, Piano, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Randy Kerber, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Hall, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Chamberlain, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Kilgore, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Bebe Winans, MainArtist - Alfie Silas, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Koz, MainArtist - Ricky Nelson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kathy Hazzard, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Janet Mims, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Gloria Agustus, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1999 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, CA 90028. ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
Peter Mokran, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Hall, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brad Cole, Producer - Luis Conte, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Koz, Composer, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 1999 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, CA 90028. ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
Nathan East, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Peter Mokran, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Urs Wiesendanger, Additional Keyboards, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - John Robinson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Hall, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Landau, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JEFF LORBER, Composer, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Butler, MainArtist - Dave Koz, Composer, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 1999 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, CA 90028. ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
Dean Parks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Thompson, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Lane, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Mokran, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Robinson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Burt Bacharach, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Lenny Castro, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Hall, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Neil Stubenhaus, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Wayne Bergeron, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Koz, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - SUE ANN CARWELL, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Koz, Additional Keyboards, Music Production, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jackie Simley Stevens, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Gregg Phillingaines, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1999 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, CA 90028. ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
Michael Thompson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Mokran, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Lenny Castro, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Hall, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vinnie Colaiuta, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Koz, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Jeff Koz, Composer, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1999 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, CA 90028. ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
Al McKay, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Thompson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bob West, ComposerLyricist - Peter Mokran, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Robinson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Hall, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brad Cole, Additional Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - ALLEN SIDES, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Thomas, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - MERVYN WARREN, Vocals, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Hutch, ComposerLyricist - Terry Bradford, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Berry Gordy, ComposerLyricist - Dave Koz, Producer, Soprano Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Koz, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, Vocal Arranger, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Hal Davis, ComposerLyricist - Timothy Owens, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John Pena, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Lott, Producer, Executive Producer
(C) 1999 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, CA 90028. ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
Albumbeschreibung
Since his self-titled 1990 smash debut, Dave Koz has been one of smooth jazz's greatest musicians. The saxman scored big on the radio and in retail even when he turned away from his established R&B/pop sound on 1996's Off the Beaten Path, which was done with more acoustic instruments. The Dance brings him back to the hard-hitting R&B funk sounds of that first album and its follow-up, 1993's Lucky Man. Aside from reuniting him with some of the producers who worked on his debut -- Jeff Lorber, Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers, and his brother Jeff Koz -- The Dance is a true testament to the art of collaboration. He surrounds himself with some of pop, R&B, gospel, and his own genre's greatest performers, but never lets you forget that this is a sax player's album. The swinging retro-funk/hip-hop of "Can't Let You Go (The Sha La Song)" features Luther Vandross. Modern R&B star Montell Jordan co-produces and takes lead vocal on a cover of Wham!'s "Careless Whisper" that is perhaps a bit too faithful to the original. Several members of Take 6 help Koz achieve a much more original effect on "I'll Be There." He also works with personal hero Burt Bacharach, who co-wrote and plays piano on the lovely soprano ballad "Don't Give Up." Koz ventures into Latin territory on "You Are Me, I Am You," which features a sizzling flamenco guitar solo by Marc Antoine, while another top smooth jazz guitarist, Jonathan Butler, scats and plays a vibrant acoustic harmony on "The Bright Side." Lest Koz get lost among all the partying with his pals, he does everything himself on the album's most exciting but possibly least commercial track, "Cuban Hideaway." This cut is a Tito Puente-type Latin jazz big band explosion on which he plays all the horn instruments, alto, tenor, soprano, and baritone -- 50 sax tracks in all. This disc is easily one of smooth jazz's finest moments of 1999, but imagine the possibilities had Koz put this sort of thought into creating more tracks so off the beaten path.
© Jonathan Widran /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:00:35
- Main artists: Dave Koz
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 1999 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
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