Inspired by the success of
Pacific Coast Highway in 2005, Nils enters 2007
Ready To Play once again with an exciting new collection that keeps his crisp and edgy electric guitar front and center while expanding his pop, jazz and R&B driven musical palette even further. Confirming his desire to get back out on the road and perform at prominent jazz festivals this summer after playing over 30 concerts last year his perfect choice for the album's first radio single is the instantly infectious, funky and percussive "Ready To Play." Other key tracks are the optimistic, sensual midtempo number "Just Smile", the dreamy and ambient, wordless vocal tinged "Catnap" (which taps into Nils' fascination with electronic music), the old school soul-inflected funk of "Sunrise On Sunset" and the brash and bouncy, hard grooving "Hi Five".
In addition to displaying his powerful and lyrical songwriting and versatility as a guitarist, Nils - who recorded the basic tracks for the album in his fully-equipped home studio, located in a very secluded area of Los Angeles - wanted
Ready To Play to capture the ensemble energy of his live performances. The 12 track-collection features all of the members of his current touring band: bassist Alex Al, keyboardist Leon Bisquera, drummer Donnell Spencer, Jr., synth player and singer Clydene Jackson and percussionist Oliver Brown. Jackson and Brown are also part of the jazz vocal trio Gravity, whose debut album Nils recently produced.
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