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MP3 Grady Nichols - Sophistication
11 MP3 Songs in this album (47:39) !
Related styles: JAZZ: Smooth Jazz, JAZZ: Contemporary Jazz
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"Sophistication" was produced by Grammy-nominated recording artist and producer, Jeff Lorber, who discovered and produced Kenny G. Lorber, who plays keyboards on the CD, also produced or contributed keyboards and/or additional production for artists such as Herb Alpert, U2, Eric Benet and Bruce Hornsby. Grammy Award-winning producer Paul Brown mixed the CD.
Chris Botti contributed trumpet on “End of the Night.” Paul Pesco also played rhythm guitar on the CD. He has previously recorded with artists such as Madonna, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion and Jennifer Lopez.
Awards
"Sophistication" spent 40+ weeks on https://www.tradebit.com charts
"Sophistication" was named #28 of the "Top 50 Smooth Jazz Albums of 2004" by https://www.tradebit.com
"Sophistication" was a “Smooth Award Winner” as the #14 "Top Selling Smooth Jazz Albums of 2004" by https://www.tradebit.com
"Sophistication" was the #8 "Most Played Albums of 2004" by Café Jazz Radio
Grady Nichols was named the #3 "Break-Through Artist for the Year" by Café Jazz Radio.
Quotes
“Grady Nichols is the awesome new sax player for the millennium.” – Jeff Lorber
“The title says it all…Sophistication. This indeed is a sophisticated, polished, impeccably produced and performed Smooth Jazz sax album! It sounds like someone who’s been around a long time, is totally comfortable with this music, and has surrounded himself with some of the best in the biz like Jeff Lorber, as well as Chris Botti, A. Ray Fuller and Paul Brown.” – https://www.tradebit.com
“Most likely to spearhead the next generation of great smooth artists.” – Jazziz
“Nichols main asset thus far is his superb playing. While there’s plenty of generic sax stuff out there, Nichols is able to make a thoroughly modern smooth jazz CD without sounding derivative. That’s an accomplishment.” – https://www.tradebit.com
“Grady Nichols’ technical mastery of the saxophone is only surpassed by his emotional mastery of his instrument. He can evoke just the right emotion for any of his songs without making you feel manipulated or that the feeling is contrived. – The https://www.tradebit.com
“Saxophonist Grady Nichols exhibits a melodic, easy going smooth-jazz sound on ''Sophistication.''” –Jazz Times
“The Tulsa based saxman may have been one of the least known performers on the bill at the Newport Beach Jazz Festival, but his appearance with some of the top saxmen in the genre confirms his emerging status as a star on the rise.” – Smooth Jazz News
“The dude has skills. They’re well displayed on Sophistication and with this release; Nichols is making a serious bid for wider audience appreciation. He deserves it too.” – https://www.tradebit.com
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