Najee My Point Of View Jazz Music CD Review
Richly talented Jazz artist Najee has released him latest CD titled My Point Of View and Wow! It's good.
Najee has been a super star in the Jazz genre for quite a while now and My Point Of View is an excellent illustration as to why.
The CD launches with an outstanding track, Sidewayz, that I suspect will be heard on radio stations everywhere, and deservedly so. It really is a very nice track.
My Point Of View is a pleasantly varied, mix of 10 tracks that are very well written songs by this clearly talented artist. With many of the songs displaying a lot of the kind emotion that makes for a really great listen. Clearly drawing from what I can only imagine are him own real life experiences. At different points touching on the most real emotions like love, heartbreak, pain, failed relationships and unattainable romance. They?re all here.
I?m of the opinion that My Point Of View is certainly Najee?s best work in a few years. A totally enjoyable CD and an outstanding release. What I call must have music. I give it two thumbs up because it?s a collection that even the casual Jazz fan can appreciate and enjoy.
Listen to this CD and I believe you?ll find there's not much to dis-like about it. The songs are inspired, the production is simply outstanding, and Najee is clearly in top form. So much so that if you're even mildly into Jazz music you'll enjoy this album.
While this entire CD is outstanding some of my favorites are track 3 - Fallin' In Love With You, track 4 - Back In The Day, and track 9 - How Lovely You Are
My SmoothLee Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 6 - My Point Of View. Wow!
My Point Of View Release Notes:
Najee originally released My Point Of View on Aug 23, 2005 on the Heads Up Records label.
CD Track List Follows:
1. Sidewayz 2. 3 Am - (with Will Downing) 3. Fallin' In Love With You (Introducing Lomon) 4. Back In The Day 5. Charm 6. My Point Of View 7. 2nd 2 None 8. Emotional (Introducing Sisaundra) 9. How Lovely You Are 10. Miyuki
Personnel include: Najee (flute, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone); Will Downing (vocals); Dwight Sills, Wayne Bruce, Alvin White (guitar); Chris "Big Dog" Davis (keyboards, programming, drum programming); James Lloyd, Rex Rideout (keyboards, programming); Dewayne "Smitty" Smith (bass guitar); Greg Phillips, Michael White (drums).
Clyde Lee Dennis a life long music enthusiast, writes CD reviews and is also the Travel Editor at Tulsa.eNewsBriefs.com covering topics like Tulsa Hotels and more. Visit Tulsa eNewsBriefs for the latest Tulsa News
Related Articles:
Two New Videos Available for Historians, Librarians as Well as Dance, Music, Theatre, and Art Researchers and Enthusiasts
Two new videos focus on french baroque tradition in today's world:
The art of baroque dance: Folies d'Espagne From Page to Stage
The new video, The Art Of Baroque Dance: Folies d'Espagne From Page to Stage,
is enriched with French historical images, refined Baroque dancing, and legible Feuillet notation. The preservation of dance is explored in an easy-to-understand entertaining manner. The artistic sample is the well-known Folies d'Espagne, which is studied from the academic page to its transformation into a vibrant performance.
And Dance Vivaldi: A Contemporary Baroque Ballet
This ballet, choreographed to Vivaldi's "Four Seasons", combines delicate French Baroque dance technique with the vibrancy of...
Shaw Festival, an Ontario Theatre, Announces 2009 Principal Casting
Shaw Festival Theatre Welcomes Back Theatre Favourites & Newcomers to the Ensemble
The New York Electronic Art Festival Presents New Installation Art
NYEAF's premiere event focuses on eight digital artists who explore the poetics of sound and image/light through electronic media.
32nd Annual New England Film & Video Festival Returns to Coolidge Corner Theatre October 4th-8th
Opening Night is October 4th and the entire festival runs through the weekend, including Monday, Columbus Day , as the last day of festivities. Special guests, including filmmakers and members of the Boston Red Sox are expected to attend. This year the festival also will include panels and workshops held at the Marriott Courtyard in Coolidge Corner as an extension of the weekend activities. For the first time ever the State Film Office Directors will gather for a panel and discuss recent tax incentives in their states and what their state has to offer for filmmakers.
The 27th Annual Harmony Festival--Northern California’s Premier Festival of Music, Arts, Ecology, Healthful Living
27th Annual Harmony Festival features grammy award winning musicians, late night concerts, and great speakers and entertainers for the entire family!
Allied Arts of Whatcom County Presents the 3rd Annual La Bella Strada Arts Festival
Allied Arts of Whatcom County announces the La Bella Strada Arts Festival and the Chalk ArtFest August 9th and 10th on Cornwall Street in Bellingham, Washington.
28th Annual Harmony Festival the Bay Area's Largest Music and Camping Festival-Music, Arts, Ecology, Healthful Living
28th Annual
HARMONY FESTIVAL
"Bay Area's Music & Camping Festival"
June 9th, 10th & 11th
Sonoma County Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa CA
Music, Arts, Ecology, Healthful Living
WITH
BOB WEIR AND RAT DOG - CAKE
MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD
OZOMATLI - SOUND TRIBE SECTOR 9 - ZERO
WAR - NEW MONSOON with Steve Kimock
LYRICS BORN - CANIBUS
JAI UTTAL - MARIA MULDAUR
Hot Buttered Rum - The Velvet Teen - Hamsa Lila - The Flying Other Brothers -
Shimsahi - Sol Horizon - Serendipity Project - Eric Lindell
Luna Angel - Aphrodesia - Stellamara
The Everyone Orchestra featuring Vernon Bush & The Interfaith Choir
Banana Slug String Band
Featured speakers:
Jim Hightower - Jose Arguelles
Swami Beyondananda - R...
Academy of Art University's Renowned Epidemic Film Festival Returns to Historic Castro Theatre
Film enthusiasts converge for a night of glamour hosted by top art school.
Tempe Festival of the Arts, Circle K Tempe Music Festival Coming This March
Tempe Convention and Visitors Bureau welcomes Tempe Festival of the Arts, Circle K Tempe Music Festival to the Mill Avenue District.
Communities Uniting to Celebrate Lay Flats Midwest Arts and Music Festival
The Lay Flats Arts and Music Festival brings you the largest all local art and expression celebration of its scale within the Lafayette area! Enjoy local art, music, refreshment and community at the historic Tippecanoe Amphitheaters on August 18, 2007. Proceeds from the Lay Flats Arts Festival support local charities to benefit Children's art therapy, outreach and support programs offered in Tippecanoe County.