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Friday, December 12, 2008

2008's Best Smooth Jazz CDs

Here's Brian Soergel's list of "some of the best smooth jazz CDs of 2008" posted at smoothvibes.com today.

This is the time of year for lists; everyone is making one, some checking them twice. I gave it up largely because people like Brian just do it better, and listen to a lot more music. Here it is:

"Just my opinion. But of the hundreds of CDs I listened to in 2008, here is a list of some of the best smooth jazz CDs of 2008.

1. Ken Navarro, The Grace of Summer Light (Positive): Spellbinding homage to Pat Metheny.
2. Earl Klugh, The Spice of Life (Koch): Sweet nylon-string guitar.
3. Chris Standring, Love & Paragraphs (Ultimate Vibes): No one has better hooks. He's at the top of his game.
4. Fourplay, Energy (Heads Up): Consistently strong.
5. Jeff Lorber, Heard That (Peak): Jam music for fans.
6. Wayman Tisdale, Rebound (Rendezvous): Melodic, memorable.
7. Denny Jiosa, Dreams Like This (Sonic Canvas): Creative genius from an incredible guitarist.
8. Ottmar Liebert + Luna Negra, The Scent of Light (SSRI): Strongest effort in years.
9. Jessy J, Tequila Moon (Peak): Great saxophone/vocal debut.
10. Jamhunters, Music Speaks Louder Than Words (Gateway): Chill/smooth mixture extraordinaire."


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