现代爵士SAX小生Euge Groove并不是唱片封面上的照片这样难看的，他
本人还是一个长的比较帅气的金发小伙子，1962年出生在美国马里兰州的一
个小城市，他的家庭也是一个音乐之家，他的母亲是一个钢琴家，从小也教
他学习钢琴的演奏。而到了小学五年级，Euge Groove才开始学习SAX的演奏，
而且从师于当地的名家Galen Reeder。随后他又进入迈阿密大学学习音乐，
学习古典音乐，但在大学期间， Euge多次参与各种爵士团体，担当SAX手。
大学毕业以后，他便跟随他的一位大学同学来到了现代爵士的世界中心落山
矶，加入乐团“Tower of Power”。后来，他又为很多当时走红的流行歌手
演奏SAX，其中包括1990年的Richard Marx，并结识的Smooth Jazz大腕Dave
Koz。而整个90年代，Euge Groove都在为那些流行摇滚歌手伴奏，直到2000
年，他才发行了他个人第一张专辑《Euge Groove》。
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For all the amazing behind-the-scenes details to Euge Groove’s
story, it’s pretty much a straightforward, smooth jazz ride----
catchy hooks, seductive rhythms, and an occasional splash of fiery
horn doubling and tripling that brings saxist Steve Grove back to
his days playing with Tower of Power. It’s also highly intriguing
how he resembles other sax players whom producer and hitmaker Paul
Brown helped make successful. "Romeo & Juliet"--which smacks
of Boney James’s gently soulful flow--finds Grove’s irresistibly
catchy soprano melody soaring above a moody, atmospheric synth
harmony line, as the programmed drums roll steadily beneath.
Grove’s rich, low-toned tenor line floating over the cool, chunky
bass-driven groove of "Sneak a Peek" brings back warm memories of
Sam Riney. The tune gets considerable color from a self-created
horn section that urges the main melody line to greater heights.
On the retro-soul-minded "Vinyl," Grove’s emotional soprano surfs
gracefully over a swirl of Danny Jacob’s wah-wah guitar clicks and
coproducer Michael Egizi’s hypnotic and spacy synth swirls. For
all his ubiquitousness and soulful demeanor, Paul Brown has been
labeled "The Babyface of Smooth Jazz," so it’s no surprise to find
him producing a twist on the Babyface-composed Toni Braxton hit,
"Another Sad Love Song," with Grove blending soprano and tenor in
spots to make the chorus much more in your face than the verse.
Grove shows more genuine emotion here and on the dramatic, gospel-
tinged closer "The Last Song" than in most other places.
01 Romeo & Juliet
02 Sneak a Peek
03 Vinyl
04 Give in to Me
05 Another Sad Love Song
06 Tenderhearted Lover
07 Truly Emotional
08 Lay It Down
09 Summer Stroll
10 The Last Song
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