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"Night Sessions" Chris Botti |
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There are certainly likenesses stemming from this kind of music, to one Kenny G., "Night Sessions," a soothing instrumental-led movement that employs dignity with grace and finesse for a record that was seemingly completed in the perfect atmosphere where the many illuminative moments occurred in the hills, after dark, at peace and at home. Now I never knew that Sting's son
was a Jazz-playing soloist… and in fact he's not In fact Botti is the featured soloist in Sting's band, "Night Sessions" developing in a break in the "Brand New Day" tour and responsible for those many earthy and sensuous overtones that lay at the roots of Sting sound. Botti, fluid and multi-dimensional, is not only satisfied to stay safely within the calming quiet of soft Jazz or light Rock, in fact employing a few Funky elements to accentuate a song like "Streets Ahead," obviously without Bronson St. in mind, or so I would assume. Featuring a multitude of guest
musicians and occasional vocal accompaniment as with Shawn Colvin's unmistakable
entry on the Sting-penned piece "All Would Envy," It's hard to imagine such a work, insightful, emotionally stirring, and uplifting, could have progressed in such a short time span as was this, and yet that's the case barely three months into the process and "Night Sessions" was born. The results are nothing short of dazzling. Displaying music both organic and yet spiritually believable, Botti, veteran for many a big name performer on stage and in the studio, shines brightly on his own for the fourth time with "Night Sessions." Released by Columbia Records Review by Vinnie Apicella [va85@columbia.edu] |