★★★★★
Sending My Love is the fitting title of the splendidly captivating contemporary jazz release on Peak Records & Concord Music Group from accomplished guitarist Norman Brown. Although Brown is indeed most prominently a superlative guitarist, he also expertly excels at songwriting and from time to time bestows his urban rooted silky-smooth vocals to provide spice and variation to his music...
- www.jazzreview.com
2011-03-21
★★★★★
Track Listing: I Might; Up N' At 'Em; West Coast Coolin'; Missin' You; Come Over; What's Going On; Let's Play; Right Now; Angel; Remember the Time...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2010-08-20
★★★★★
The Grammy Award-winning Norman Brown sound is alive and kickin' on the guitarist's eighth solo CD. His fans know what that sound is: an easy, soulful stroll through R&B-infused; jazz. Brown's not one to break too far away from the mold; he's not one to declare to the press that a new CD is unlike he's ever done before. Is that a good or bad thing? On Sending My Love it's all good. No surprises, but who said surprises are always for the best...
- www.jazztimes.com
2010-07-17
★★★★★
Track Listing: Come Go With Me; Here's My Number; Sending My Love; Celebrate Me Home; Play Time; Special Moments; I'm Pouring My Heart Out; Thinking About You; Coming Back (Return of the Man); One Last Goodbye. Personnel: Norman Brown: guitar, vocals; Herman Jackson: keyboards; Emmery Williams: piano, programming; Alex Al: bass; Teddy Campbell: drums; Jubu: rhythm guitar; Kevin Ricard: percussion; Ellis Randolph III: tenor sax; Jumaane S. Smith: trumpet; Miguel C...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2010-07-09
★★★★★
When guitarist Norman Brown says, "Just chillin'," he's not kidding around. His second Warner Brothers release is truly a laid-back affair-almost too relaxed. Just Chillin' often lacks the trademark zestfulness that the guitarist, who's considered a culmination of Jimi Hendrix and George Benson with some Wes Montgomery thrown in, usually delivers...
- www.jazztimes.com
2010-02-19
★★★★★
Smooth, seasoned, suave, and eNORMously talented, Norman Brown brings us yet another finely crafted gem in Stay With Me. Armed with his trusted Ibanez, a guitar I happen to own and love and can only dream of even remotely playing in the fashion as this virtuoso, he proves once again why he is among the elite in the world of smooth jazz/R&B...
- www.jazzreview.com
2009-06-08
★★★★★
Smooth like creamy butter icing melting on the tip of your tongue is the image that comes to mind when describing the jazz vibes of guitar virtuoso Norman Brown. In May of this year, I was privileged to take in Brown's performance at the Gaslamp Jazz Festival in San Diego, California and although he was sharing the stage with several jazz icons, including Peabo Bryson, Jeff Lorber and Marion Meadows, an electric vibe went through the crowd when Brown took to the stage...
- www.jazzreview.com
2009-06-08
★★★★★
Track Listing: I Might, Up 'n' At 'Em...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2009-06-05
★★★★★
Track Listing: Let's Take a Ride; You Keep Lifting Me Higher; Pop's Cool Groove; It Ain't Over BWB; So in Love; Stay With Me; Soul Dance; Every Little Thing; A Quiet Peace; I Need You; Outro...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2009-06-05
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