Botti has shown in his style of jazz, that jazz itself, as it always has, evolves and becomes not what people think of it, but how people feel...jazz is a music of emotion, not a definition...this doesnt sound like jazz of old, but jazz is everchanging, leading us in new directions, bringing us new sounds...and Botti is a master of the mellow-out groove, w/that brassy edge...
this album is one of the best out there...the trumpet melodies and solos, the vocals by Shawn Colvin on "all would envy" and the upbeat rhythm section make for a great album...dont deny yourself this music
I bought NIGHT SESSIONS and am very disappointed. There is a sameness in all the tracks here: an almost Muzak-like feel of overly synthesized music which, thankfully, I did not feel on his much better, earlier CD called SLOWING DOWN THE WORLD.
Since Columbia obviously wants to play up the similarities that so many critics and fans have pointed out between Botti and Chet Baker, the album contains several black and white, shirtless pictures and a handsome, color close-up of the artist staring, soulfully into the camera, blond hair tousled perfectly.
