Another collection of mainly originals, including my smooth jazz version of the old Lovin' Spoonful tune,
Groovin'. I play a lot of the instruments on this album, but I also had a lot of help, and I love the way it sounds. Very smooth and upbeat, but with very relaxed vibe over all.
I was lucky enough to twice play the National Anthem at a Los Angeles Lakers game - this was during the Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar period - and as I was a HUGE Lakers fan at the time it was a HUGE honor for me. In fact, I've played the solo sax version of The Star Spangled Banner about a thousand times; one day I decided to do an actual band arrangement of it. It's on this album and I call it "Spangled Banner". It includes an amazing synth solo by
Steve Weingart.
With the exception of
Groovin', I wrote all the songs but these:
Floating was composed by the guitarist on this album,
Sanjay Divecha;
Sweet Caitlin was composed by
Barry Kettery.
As a random addendum to this album, I suggest you do these things:
- Embrace the Infinite!
- Take the Road Less Travelled!
- Don't hurt Children!
- Notice the Beauty around you!
- Look Upward and Outward!
- Relax...
- Let your Hair down.
- Be True to the ones you love!
- Enjoy your Freedom!
- Live in the Moment!
- Be Romantic!
Enjoy!
