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Gordon James: Gordon James
by Dave Hughes
On trumpeter/flugelhornist Gordon James' eponymous CD, he alternates between the currently popular muted trumpet (a la Rick Braun or Chris Botti) and the mellower flugelhorn. While there is sufficient variety on the program, most of the selections fall somewhere between smooth jazz and lite R&B, often with the rhythmic edge of drum programs. His solos, while not pushing the boundaries of adventurousness, are well-constructed and fit the moods of the tunes nicely. Many of the songs have a ...
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