★★★★★
Here is a disclaimer: Michael Lington plays alto and tenor saxophone, and the saxophone is the dominant instrument of the smooth jazz genre, every bit as much the electric guitar is the dominant instrument of rock 'n' roll. This means Lington is trying to stand out in an extremely crowded field...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2012-02-27
★★★★★
Saxophonist Michael Lington steps forth with no holds bar on the tremendously powerful opener, "Twice In A Life Time". This cut really brings the jam up close and funkiful, showcasing Michael's saxophone finesse! Randy Crawford's soothingly familiar vocalizations on "Message To Michael" adds to the deep jazz flavor of this project. The temperature rises with the enchanting compilation "Sarai," and keeps cooking right on into the swinging sounds of "Por Do Sol (Sunset)...
- www.jazzreview.com
2009-06-08
★★★★★
NuGroove Records has unleashed the new album Heat from smooth jazz designer Michael Lington. Lington's saxophone playing is smoking with soft wafting fumes that engulf "That's When You Save Me" and thick billowing plumes which add fodder to the funky rhythmic grooves of "Shout About Ya'." Every note from Lington's saxophone has a sophisticated stroll whether it is the emotive puffs he plays along Gerry Rafferty's tune "Baker Street" or the satiny phrases he performs through "Ladyland...
- www.jazzreview.com
2009-06-08
★★★★★
Track Listing: Show Me; Don't Go; A New Day; Apasionada; Pacifica; Two of a Kind; Call Me Late Tonight; Hey You; Stay With Me; My Love Personnel: Michael Lington, saxophones; Brian Culbertson, keyboards; Paul Jackson Jr...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2009-06-05
★★★★★
Altoist Michael Lington, who is strongly influenced by David Sanborn, performs quite earnestly on this CD, putting honest feeling into the melodies and creating lightly grooving, mildly funky background music. His smooth sound is pleasing, but there is little beyond that to recommend this disc or to distinguish it from dozens of similar sets (perhaps if Lington actually chose to wander away from one of the melodies, or if he had hired a rhythm section that displayed some personality...)...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
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