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Smooth jazz producer, arranger, and songwriter Paul Brown made the transition to recording artist with 2004's Up Front, which, like its successor, 2005's The City, was a Top Ten hit on the Contemporary Jazz chart. With a switch from GRP to Peak Records, Brown should continue his popular ways with his third solo album White Sand. He has enlisted more guests than usual this time, to the point that the disc is practically one of those "and friends" duets collections. Al Jarreau sings on "Make Me Feel So Good," Bobby Caldwell on a cover of "Mercy Mercy Mercy," and Lina on a cover of "I Say a Little Prayer." Among the star instrumentalists, Boney James is heard on "Ol' Skoolin'," David Benoit on "R 'n' B Bump," Euge Groove on "More or Less Paul," Rick Braun on "Mr. Cool," and saxophone newcomer Jessy J on the title track. The guests simply augment the contributions of the leader, however; Brown's guitar is a dominant instrument, and he has a vocal on a cover of "For What It's Worth." As the familiar titles indicate, he has taken inspiration from the '60s, but his rhythm tracks often have a current hip-hop sound, and the well-known lyrics and melodies will only serve to make the album more palatable for radio. Brown isn't interested in making any changes to smooth jazz except the occasional tweak to keep it sounding current, and this is another album that will please his own fans, and fans of the guest artists (whose discs were sometimes produced by him).
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Gerald McCauley, Producer, Associate Producer - Paul Brown, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - ROBERTO VALLY, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Zobler, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JEFF CARRUTHERS, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Associate Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jessy J, Saxophone, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dragan Capor, Producer, Mixer, Associate Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lee Hershberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Peak Records
Gerald McCauley, Producer, Associate Producer - DC, ComposerLyricist - Paul Brown, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Percussion, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - ROBERTO VALLY, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Zobler, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JEFF CARRUTHERS, Producer, Associate Producer, Recording Engineer, Strings, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Dragan Capor, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, Associate Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Lee Hershberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Peak Records
Gerald McCauley, Producer, Keyboards, Associate Producer, Co-Producer, Drum Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Brown, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Alex Al, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Al Jarreau, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Eric Zobler, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JEFF CARRUTHERS, Producer, Associate Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Wolfe, Keyboards, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Wolf, ComposerLyricist - Dragan Capor, Producer, Mixer, Associate Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lee Hershberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Peak Records
Gerald McCauley, Producer, Associate Producer - LEE HERSCHBERG, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Brown, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Erik Zobler, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - ROBERTO VALLY, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - BONEY JAMES, Producer, Tenor Saxophone, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - JEFF CARRUTHERS, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Associate Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Dragan Capor, Producer, Mixer, Associate Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Peak Records
Gerald McCauley, Producer, Associate Producer - Paul Brown, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Caldwell, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - JEFF LORBER, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Alex Al, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Zobler, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Zawinul, Composer - JEFF CARRUTHERS, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Associate Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jessy J, Saxophones, AssociatedPerformer - Vincent Levy, Author - Gail Fisher Levy, Author - Dragan Capor, Producer, Mixer, Associate Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lee Hershberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Peak Records
Johnny Britt, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald McCauley, Producer, Associate Producer - Paul Brown, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Dave Palmer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Alex Al, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Benoit, Piano, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mitch Forman, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Zobler, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JEFF CARRUTHERS, Producer, Associate Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby English, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dragan Capor, Producer, Mixer, Associate Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lee Hershberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Niño Sanchez, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Brit, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2007 Peak Records
Gerald McCauley, Producer, Associate Producer - Burt Bacharach, ComposerLyricist - Hal David, ComposerLyricist - Paul Brown, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - ROBERTO VALLY, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Zobler, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JEFF CARRUTHERS, Producer, Associate Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lina, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kiki Ebsen, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Dragan Capor, Producer, Mixer, Associate Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Beyer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Hershberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Peak Records
Gerald McCauley, Producer, Associate Producer - Paul Brown, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Euge Groove, Saxophone, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Zobler, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JEFF CARRUTHERS, Producer, Associate Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dragan Capor, Producer, Mixer, Associate Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lee Hershberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Blake Aaron, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2007 Peak Records
Gerald McCauley, Producer, Associate Producer - Stephen Stills, ComposerLyricist - Paul Brown, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Zobler, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JEFF CARRUTHERS, Producer, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Associate Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Dragan Capor, Producer, Mixer, Associate Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lee Hershberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Peak Records
Gerald McCauley, Producer, Associate Producer - Paul Brown, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - ROBERTO VALLY, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - RICK BRAUN, Trumpet, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Zobler, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JEFF CARRUTHERS, Producer, Associate Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dragan Capor, Producer, Mixer, Associate Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Ballard, Keyboards, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lee Hershberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Peak Records
Album review
Smooth jazz producer, arranger, and songwriter Paul Brown made the transition to recording artist with 2004's Up Front, which, like its successor, 2005's The City, was a Top Ten hit on the Contemporary Jazz chart. With a switch from GRP to Peak Records, Brown should continue his popular ways with his third solo album White Sand. He has enlisted more guests than usual this time, to the point that the disc is practically one of those "and friends" duets collections. Al Jarreau sings on "Make Me Feel So Good," Bobby Caldwell on a cover of "Mercy Mercy Mercy," and Lina on a cover of "I Say a Little Prayer." Among the star instrumentalists, Boney James is heard on "Ol' Skoolin'," David Benoit on "R 'n' B Bump," Euge Groove on "More or Less Paul," Rick Braun on "Mr. Cool," and saxophone newcomer Jessy J on the title track. The guests simply augment the contributions of the leader, however; Brown's guitar is a dominant instrument, and he has a vocal on a cover of "For What It's Worth." As the familiar titles indicate, he has taken inspiration from the '60s, but his rhythm tracks often have a current hip-hop sound, and the well-known lyrics and melodies will only serve to make the album more palatable for radio. Brown isn't interested in making any changes to smooth jazz except the occasional tweak to keep it sounding current, and this is another album that will please his own fans, and fans of the guest artists (whose discs were sometimes produced by him).
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:41:43
- Main artists: Paul Brown
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Peak Records
- Genre: Jazz
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