The
smoothest of the smooth is one way to describe White Sand,
the 2007 CD from guitarist Paul Brown. One of the main players,
producers and guitarists on the smooth jazz scene since the early
90s, Brown blends a love of 60s soul jazz and 70s
fusion light with modern hip-hop beats on White Sand. The mostly
instrumental guitar-based ten track White Sand is balanced
by key vocal slots from singer Al Jarreau and Bobby Caldwell,
the latter featured here on a revival of the Cannonball Adderly classic
Mercy Mercy Mercy. An unusual smooth jazz / hip-hop cover
of For What Its Worth (the 1966 Buffalo Springfield
classic) with vocals by Brown, packs a punch thanks to Browns
production expertise and low-pressure guitar lines. www.paulbrownjazz.com