Fourplay ...yes please Jazz CD

I would buy Black Diamond by the rippingtons and aslo Sahara but Sahara is a brite recording but a good disk. Black Diamond is great. Between the sheets by fourplay is their trademark cd. Very good. All their music is good. All of third forces cds are good but buy starting with the best of( collective force) It gives you an idea of what they are about. Good Luck email if you need more suggestions lev335@msn.com

Smooth Jazz is not jazz. Keith Jarett, the jazz pianist, has said that it should be sold in pharmacies as it is a sedative. For an analogy that a tire guy would understand Fourplay is to Miles Davis what the Firestone AT is to Pirelli P Zero Asimmetrico.

Listen to some of the solo releases from band members Bob James and Larry Carlton. Both have recorded with some of the biggest names in contemporary smooth jazz. The recent release by Carlton called "Fingerprints" is especially good.

If you really like Fourplay, here are a few others worth checking out:

Bony James
Rick Braun
David Sanborn
Peter White
Gerald Albright
Walter Beasley
Kim Waters
Pamala Williams
Paul Hardcastle

There's a wealth of great smooth jazz available, and these are just a few that come to mind. Also give a listen to the new release from Kevin Tooney called "Strut"

Good Listening,

Garyl

To add to Garyl's list. I would also check out:

Incognito
Richard Elliot
Dave Koz
Grover Washington Jr.

I liked the Rippington's Black Diamond, Topaz, & The St. James Club.

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