Beachside
Grady Nichols
Performed By
Grady Nichols
Album UPC
700261334639
CD Baby Track ID
8627731
Label
Grady Nichols
Released
2012-04-30
BPM
145
Rated
0
ISRC
uscgj1254106
Year
2012
Spotify Plays
1,009
Writers
Writer
Grady Nichols; David John
Pub Co
Little Beach Publishing; Muso Solus
Composer
Grady Nichols; David John
ClearanceFacebook Sync License,Traditional Sync,YouTube Sync ServiceEasy Clear
Rights Controlled
Master
Rights
Easy Clear: Master
Original/Cover/Public Domain
original
Country
United States - United States
Description
Saxophonist Grady Nichols' Destinations is a musical journey dabbling in smooth jazz, pop, country and even reggae in a sophisticated contemporary jazz context. Guest appearances by Chris Rodriguez, Jeff Lorber, Bill Champlin. Features "London Baby!"
Notes
Destinations is a musical journey dabbling in smooth jazz, blues, country and even reggae. Grady explains: “I’ve always felt like you could put the saxophone in any genre and it works. So on this record, we experimented with a lot of genres, yet maintained a cohesive project from start to finish.”
To help create Destinations, Grady approached Chris Rodriguez to produce and co-write the CD. Chris has toured with artists such as diverse as Kenny Loggins, Amy Grant, Keith Urban and Faith Hill and brought that diversity to Destinations. Grady’s concept was for the saxophone to be treated as a lead singer and create songs that were very lyrical. And while you may hear strings, a banjo, a steel guitar or steel drum, it is still in a sophisticated contemporary jazz context.
Destinations includes a couple of vocal tunes (“Nothin’ Better” and “Superman”) and a couple of cover tunes (Journey’s “Faithfully” and Keith Urban’s “Only You Can Love Me This Way”). Jeff Lorber (who produced and co-wrote Grady’s CD Sophistication) also produced and co-wrote “You With Me” for Destinations. And Bill Champlin (formerly of Chicago and also appeared on Grady’s In The Fullness of Time project) is featured on “You Know Me.” The first single, London Baby!, is being received enthusiastically at Smooth Jazz Radio.
Grady pushed the envelope with Destinations and created a project that is fresh yet very palatable to contemporary jazz fans.
To help create Destinations, Grady approached Chris Rodriguez to produce and co-write the CD. Chris has toured with artists such as diverse as Kenny Loggins, Amy Grant, Keith Urban and Faith Hill and brought that diversity to Destinations. Grady’s concept was for the saxophone to be treated as a lead singer and create songs that were very lyrical. And while you may hear strings, a banjo, a steel guitar or steel drum, it is still in a sophisticated contemporary jazz context.
Destinations includes a couple of vocal tunes (“Nothin’ Better” and “Superman”) and a couple of cover tunes (Journey’s “Faithfully” and Keith Urban’s “Only You Can Love Me This Way”). Jeff Lorber (who produced and co-wrote Grady’s CD Sophistication) also produced and co-wrote “You With Me” for Destinations. And Bill Champlin (formerly of Chicago and also appeared on Grady’s In The Fullness of Time project) is featured on “You Know Me.” The first single, London Baby!, is being received enthusiastically at Smooth Jazz Radio.
Grady pushed the envelope with Destinations and created a project that is fresh yet very palatable to contemporary jazz fans.
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