Michael Lington has demonstrated his contemporary saxophone chops with a steady stream of chart-toppers since his debut album in 1997. His CD, Stay with Me, yielded three Radio & Records national jazz hits with “Show Me” at # 2; “Two of a Kind” at # 2; and “Pacifica” at # 6. Stay With Me also remained on the Billboard contemporary jazz chart for a total of 24 weeks. “Twice In a Lifetime” and “Sunset” from Vivid; and “Still Thinking of You” from Lington’s Everything Must Change all went Top 5 as well. His duet with Bobby Caldwell on “Tell It Like It Is” from his self-titled debut, ascended both the jazz and adult contemporary charts.
Now Michael is back with A SONG FOR YOU, his second Rendezvous recording. In collaboration with Rendezvous , Grammy nominated arranger and composer Randy Waldman and Grammy winning Engineer Woody Woodruff, Michael assembled a collection of new standards that range from the album’s first single, “It’s Too Late” and ”You’ve Got a Friend,” both by Carole King; to a dimensional “Fragile” by Sting. Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now” is given an expansive, but respectful new spin; while Michael Frank’s “Tell Me All About It” is a playfully laidback interplay, featuring guest and Rendezvous co-founder Dave Koz, with Brazilian sensibilities...
Michael Lington (soprano & alto saxophone); Lee Thornburg(trumpet); Ricky Peterson (Fender Rhodes piano, Hammond B-3 organ); Gregg Karukas (Fender Rhodes piano, keyboards, Mini-Moog synthesizer); Jeff Lorber (keyboards, guitar, programming); Julian Bunetta, SamPurkin, Brian Culbertson (keyboards, programming); Tony Maiden, PaulJackson, Jr. (guitar); Paul Viapiano (Spanish guitar); Alex Al, RobertoVally, Nathan East (bass); Ricky Lawson (drums); Leslie Smith(percussion).
01 Off the Hook 02 In the Shade 03 Through the Fire 04 The Moment 05 For You 06 Larger Than Life 07 Still Thinking of You 08 3 A.M. 09 Mallorca 10 Everything Must Change