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Smooth Cruisin'
by Chris Lawhorn
[Editor's Note: Working Out to Jazz is a new All About Jazz column, devoted to providing jazz playlists for the purpose of working out. For his first installment, Chris Lawhorn's emphasis is on largely up-tempo, mostly smooth jazz music, though his selection from guitarist Lee Ritenour's 6 String Theory (Concord, 2010) is a fiery mainstream swinger, featuring Pat Martino and Joey DeFrancesco, while Dr. Lonnie Smith's “Beehive," from Spiral (Palmetto, 2010), leans more towards the fusion end of the spectrum. ...
read moreJeff Lorber Fusion: Now Is The Time
by James Nadal
Only a handful of pioneering musicians can adapt the perception of fusion jazz into a contemporary mindset and make it palatable. With the release of Now Is The Time . Keyboardist Jeff Lorber demonstrates why he has maintained his stature and reputation, while producing music which is easy on the ears and accessible to a broad audience. Now Is The Time represents a reinvention of Lorber's original musical trajectory, culled from his early catalog but given a ...
read moreJeff Lorber: He Had a Hat
by Katrina-Kasey Wheeler
Jeff Lorber never ceases to amaze. He Had a Hat (Blue Note, 2007) is Lorber at his pure and unadulterated best. The keyboardist teamed up with an all-star team of musicians including Bobby Colomby, the visionary producer behind many successful albums including trumpeter Chris Botti's When I Fall in Love (Columbia, 2004), To Love Again: The Duets (Columbia, 2005), as well as the 1976 Epic debut of the late bassist Jaco Pastorius. Lorber, known for his smooth, synth-heavy sound, has ...
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