{"id":3481,"date":"2014-01-01T22:21:10","date_gmt":"2014-01-01T22:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jazzusa.com\/david-mann-touch\/"},"modified":"2011-01-01T22:21:10","modified_gmt":"2011-01-01T22:21:10","slug":"david-mann-touch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jazzusa.com\/?p=3481","title":{"rendered":"David Mann – Touch"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"David<\/font>David Mann<\/font>
Touch<\/b><\/font>
<\/font> by Ray Redmond<\/font> <\/font><\/p>\n

Since teaming with his brother Ned<\/b> in 1993 to put out Mann to Mann<\/i>, David Mann has been behind the scenes, writing tracks for the likes of Nelson Rangell, Kim Waters, Wayman Tisdale and Rachel Z. He is back with a new release on N-Coded music that is filled with fresh tunes, retro flavor and sweet jazz<\/i>. <\/p>\n

The CD starts out with the soft, sweet, retro-reminiscent “Above and Beyond”. Chris Botti<\/b> joins in with a nice trumpet solo on “Yes We Can”. The next track is literally a “Stone Groove” with Mann’s alto and the electric guitar stylings of Chuck Loeb<\/b> smoothing you along from start to end. The cover of the classic “Where is the Love” is quite smooth and soulful, stylized but not overdone with Mann’s trademark sax\/flute blend leading the way. <\/p>\n

“Slinky” is funky but a bit shallow, aiming to hit the same groove as some of the old Tower of Power<\/i> or Cold Blood Rhythms<\/i> and reaching the level of good-n-funky, but not that<\/i> funky. “Love is a Curious Thing” features the vocals of Catte Adams<\/b> and gets my vote as best-of-album. Melodic and well crafted, it is imbued with the same overall old-school feeling as the rest of the CD, but it transcends the effort and reaches the point. Perhaps it’s the vocals that captured me. <\/p>\n

“Old School” oddly enough sounds more like smooth jazz than old-school jazz. hmmmmm.. Mann spent three years recording and touring with Tower of Power<\/i>, and their influence flavors the tight horns at the start of “Blessing in Disguise”. The most radio friendly cut “Smoke Rings” features Bob James<\/b> and Chris Botti combining with Mann to produce an earthy, rhythmic jaunt. <\/p>\n

This spring has seen a flood of new releases, many in the same genre as David Mann’s Touch<\/i>, and many are as good i many ways. Touch<\/i> stands out for me in that ALL of the tunes are good and I am sure that at least THREE of these will get major airplay. Be sure it gets airplay in your personal space. <\/p>\n

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