Kim Waters Set to Release Love In The Spirit Of Marvin

Judging from the titles of Kim Waters’ string of hit albums—Love’s Melody (1998), One Special Moment (1999), From The Heart (2001), Someone to Love You (2002), In the Name of Love (2004), All For Love (2005) and You Are My Lady (2007)—which have collectively spawned over 10 #1 hits—Kim Waters understands a thing or two about love and romance.

Set for release on October 28th, the critically acclaimed saxophonist will celebrate his 20th anniversary as a recording artist with the ultimate love collection, I Want You: Love in the Spirit of Marvin, which pays homage to one of his musical heroes, Marvin Gaye.

The saxman tapped into the Marvin vibe last year with his cover of “Got To Give It Up” (from You Are My Lady), which Jazz Times called “downright infectious.”

The musical essence of Marvin via sax takes Waters back to his childhood in Maryland, where his father, a Marvin fanatic, turned the young saxman on to Gaye’s albums even as he was absorbing the jazz influences of Sonny Stitt, Cannonball Adderley, John Coltrane and Coleman Hawkins.

Waters can’t specifically remember the first Marvin song he ever heard, but he thinks it very well might have been “Let’s Get It On.” He throws a knowing wink to that romantic benchmark hit with his cleverly titled “Let’s Get On It,” whose catchy, free-flowing sax melody rides smoothly over crunchy, hand-clap percussion.

“One of the more subtle things I admired about his records was the intricate production,” says Waters. “There were always so many different things going on sonically, cool parts you could barely hear and subtle voices that came together to create powerful atmospheres. That’s the spirit and feeling we were aiming for.”

For more information on Kim Waters you can visit his website, kimwaters.net.

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