★★★★★
After a few state-of-the-art snappy and catchy CDs in the late 1990s and early 2000s, saxophonist Kim Waters seemed to lose his knack for making radio-friendly hits. Maybe he was too busy with his Streetwize side projects and tribute album for Marvin Gaye (2008's I Want You), as well as his heavy load of production work. With Love Stories, his seventh CD with Love in the title, Waters is back, baby—with a vengeance...
- www.jazztimes.com
2010-04-16
★★★★★
Saxophonist Kim Waters' knack for conjuring up radio-friendly tunes has garnered him much success and made him a smooth-jazz staple. His latest release includes solid contributions from guitarist-producer Chuck Loeb, guitarist Wayne Bruce, vocalist Eric Sanders, drummer Gregory Grainger, keyboardist/ programmer Dave Darlington and others, and it shows no signs of Waters deviating from a hit-making formula. Then again, taking risks has never been the focus of Waters' music...
- www.jazztimes.com
2010-02-19
★★★★★
Track Listing: Groove With Me; I Want You; Take Me Away; Come With Me: Some Dreams Come True; Distant Lover; Let's Get On It; She's the One; Cosmic Love; Thank You; Smooth Sailing. Personnel: Kim Waters: unspecified instruments & saxophones; Rohn Lawrence: guitars; Chris Davis: unspecified instruments; Randy Bowland: guitar (6); Vivian Green: lead and background vocals (2); Timmy Maia: lead and background vocals (6,8); Kim Waters: background vocals: (10)...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2009-06-05
★★★★★
Track Listing: So Sick; Got to Give It Up; The Closer I Get To You; Flying High; Two Keys to My Heart; Secret Romance; You Are My Lady; East Coast Strollin'; Inseparable; I Want You Tonight. Personnel: Kim Waters: saxophones, keyboards, programming; Chris "Big Dog" Davis: keyboards, programming; Rhon Lawrence: guitar; "WaWa" LeGrand: guitar; Wayne Bruce: guitar; Lisa Fischer: vocals; Selena Gibbs: background vocal. Style: Funk/Groove Miles Davis once said, "Don't play what's there...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2009-06-05
★★★★★
Track Listing: Step in the Name of Love; Sunset; In Deep; Tell Me So; Love's Theme; All I Wanna Do (Is Please You); For the Groove in You; Cross My Heart; Alone With You; The Ride (Special Davy D Remix) Personnel: Kim Waters (saxophone); James Waters Jr...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2009-06-05
★★★★★
Smooth jazz wins adherents by sticking to a predictable course, not by innovation. A saxophonist like Kim Waters, then, attracts the label "the #1 saxophonist in Smooth Urban Jazz!" from his ability to bring a silky, straightforward interpretation to both known and new compositions, not by playing like John Coltrane. The opener, "Step in the Name of Love," will be familiar to radio fans from R...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
★★★★★
Shanachie makes a mighty bold assertion on the CD insert that Kim Waters is the creator of "the sexiest sound in smooth urban jazz." Hype? Not if the saxman lives up beautifully to the billing, and his sound is pretty darn sexy and romantic on the coolest of these ballads...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
★★★★★
Kim Waters ninth album, Love's Melody was released in 1998 by Shanachie and dedicated to his twin girls. Self-produced with Chuck Loeb, Dino Esposito, Scot Rammer, and David Mann, the CD offers 11 sensitive and enchanting tracks with special guest performances by Chuck Loeb and James Lloyd. In a deviation from Waters' R&B-flavored; background, Waters asserts his mastery of the soprano saxophone on this smooth collection of well-crafted tunes...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
★★★★★
Home for Christmas features Kim Waters performing a variety of Christmas favorites. Featured songs include "The Christmas Song," "Christ Was Born on Christmas Day," "White Christmas," and "Silent Night," along with six others. Most of these songs are well-known and performed in a straightforward style. This collection should delight anyone looking for a plain holiday album who also appreciates Waters' style of music.
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
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