Artist: Chuck Loeb Title Of Album: Presence Year Of Release: 2007 Label: Heads Up Country: US Genre: Jazz / Smooth Jazz Quality: FLAC (tracks + .cue, log, scans) Bitrate: Lossless Time: 57:13 min Full Size: 355 MB
Tracklist:
01. Good To Go [05:17] 02. Rikki Don't Lose That Number [05:34] 03. Window Of The Soul [04:05] 04. Starting Over [06:14] 05. Llevame [04:26] 06. Presence [05:44] 07. The Music Outside [06:08] 08. The Western Sky [05:02] 09. Hangin' With You [04:22] 10. Mr. Martino [04:52] 11. Shed A Little Light [05:24]
Though he occasionally branches out into other styles, Chuck Loeb is at heart, a pop-oriented smooth jazz guitarist. Presence finds Loeb smack in the middle of his comfort zone. "Llevame" adds some Latin percussion and murmured female vocals, "The Western Sky" incorporates a vaguely new age synth wash, and "The Music Outside" flirts a bit with quiet storm R&B, but at heart, this is utterly straightforward smooth jazz with Loeb's laid-back, tasty soloing front and center. Even the pair of pop covers, Steely Dan's "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" and James Taylor's "Shed a Little Light," are transformed into showcases for Loeb's inimitable style. Unapologetically mellow and buffed to a high-sheen gloss, Presence is smooth jazz for folks who think they just don't make smooth jazz records like this anymore. ~ Stewart Mason