Four Corners works its way backwards through the musical life of this former rock guitarist (Jefferson Starship) and current smooth jazz phenomenon. The disc opens with the sound of a rush of wind leading into the laid-back Russ Freeman composition "The Drifter," which finds the two friends contemplating the universe with swirling, soaring acoustic and electric guitars amid spacy atmospheric sounds and percussive rumbling. Combining a crunchy shuffling hip-hop groove with more organic tribal rhythms behind a cool weave of his guitar and Ozzie Ahlers’ bluesy keyboard harmonies, Chaquico explores both the calm and the energy inherent in the color shifts as a "Turquoise Moon" rises over the desert. "Red Rocks" ---- featuring the lazy flugelhorn accents of John Halblieb ---- and the densely percussive "Arizona Daybreak" also capture that vibe.
01 The Drifter 02 Forbidden Love 03 Turquoise Moon 04 Red Rocks 05 Arizona Daybreak 06 Somebody to Love 07 A Mothers Heart 08 Haight Asbury 09 Samba Del Rio 10 Borders 11 Four Corners