This CD finds the LA-born, smooth-jazz star Gerald Albright on a new label, with a new line of saxophones and a new home in Colorado. It’s co-produced by some of his heavyweight contemporaries, including Jeff Lorber, Chuckii Booker, and Rex Rideout, and it features Albright’s traveling band. All of the 12 tracks showcase Albright’s assertive mix of Cannonball Adderley’s bravura and Maceo Parker’s funkiness--whether he’s playing alto, baritone, tenor sax, or flute. His high school friend, Patrice Rushen, who let Albright steal the show with his burning solo on her 1982 single "Forget Me Nots," turns in a nice piano spotlight on the title track. The old Whispers hit "And the Beat Goes On" is reprised with that group’s lead vocalists, and trumpeter Chris Botti’s Milesiian trumpet leaves its footprint on "Big Shoes." Albright’s rousing rendition of "Georgia on My Mind," shows why everybody, from Quincy Jones to Phil Collins, loves his sound.
01 We Got The Groove 02 New Beginnings 03 Deep Into My Soul 04 And The Beat Goes On 05 Georgia On My Mind 06 Take Your Time 07 I Want Somebody 08 You Are My Love 09 Last But Not Least 10 I Need You 11 Big Shoes 12 Georgia On My Mind (Reprise)