Results for "Dean Parks"

Dean Parks

The Vision of Raul Midón

by Leo Sidran
April 11, 2025

Raul Midón is a man who sees with sound. Blind since infancy, he has made a life--and a formidable body of work--guided by his ears, his intuition, and his insistence on carving his own path. To speak with Raul is to be reminded that perception is far more than a function of the eyes. ...

MissOriented Metaphor

By Shueh-li Ong

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Track listing: Sarah+Izeibila+Dittee+OreganStep+FairyDust Hubris+Izeibilz Liberty+Frisson Calor MicroTunneling MissO+Halcyon

Donald Fagen: An Essential Top 10 Albums

by Peter Jones
October 9, 2022

Actually, the whole notion of a Donald Fagen Top Ten is tricky. Artists like Chet Baker made well over a hundred albums, whereas in half a century Fagen has only released 13 official studio albums, whether with Steely Dan or under his own name, along with a handful of live sets. The process of selecting the ...

Wild is the Wind

By Kari Kirkland

Label: Slea Head Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: Do It Again; Jealous; It's Alright With Me; It's Probably Me; Break Your Heart; Too Late Now; Wild Is The Wind; Steamroller Blues; Too Close For Comfort; Secret; Everybody Wants To Rule The World; I'll Be Around.

Take Five with Kari Kirkland

by AAJ Staff
May 19, 2021

Meet Kari Kirkland Kari Kirkland's debut album 'Wild is the Wind' was produced and arranged by four-time Grammy©-nominee, pianist, composer, and arranger Shelly Berg. He assembled an impressive cast of players for the recording: legendary guitarist Dean Parks, Kevin Axt (Tierney Sutton) on bass, and drummer Gregg Field (Frank Sinatra), with Berg himself on piano. The ...

Remembering Walter Becker

by Matt Hooke
September 7, 2017

Steely Dan combined rock and jazz in a way no other artist has ever done. Their music is not simply “jazzers slumming it" to make profitable rock recordings, but a precise blend of the two genres that shows the musicians love for both. On Sunday one of the two architects of Steely Dan, Walter Becker, died ...

Hello Tomorrow

By Dave Koz

Label: Concord Music Group
Released: 2010
Track listing: Put the Top Down (featuring Lee Ritenour); When Will I Know for Sure (featuring Boney James); It's Always Been You; Getaway (featuring Jonathan Butler and Sheila E.); This Guy's in Love with You (featuring Herb Alpert); Anything's Possible; There's a Better Way (featuring Keb' Mo'); Start All Over Again (featuring Dana Glover); Think Big (featuring Christian Scott, Marcus Miller, Keb' Mo', and Brian Culbertson); The Journey; Remember Where You Come From (featuring Jeff Lorber); Whisper in Your Ear; What You Leave Behind.

The Real Thing

By Dean Parks

Label: Concord Music Group
Released: 2009
Track listing: 1. Breathless; 2. Hello Like Before; 3. Loving You; 4. Just Friends; 5. The Real Thing; 6. Lazy Afternoon; 7. Close to You; 8. I Fell In; 9. October Sky; 10. Come on Strong; 11. If There Were No Song.

Vanessa Williams: The Real Thing

by AAJ Italy Staff
September 22, 2009

Vanessa Williams oggi è un volto noto più per la sua presenza nel cast di Ugly Betty (e di una nutritissima lista di altri serial americani di successo) piuttosto che per l'attività di cantante, segnata soprattutto dallo straordinario successo di The Right Stuff, del 1988. Negli anni successivi vennero numerosi altri album, tutti in odore di ...