Description

 BWB (Rick Braun, Kirk Whalum, Norman Brown) - Groovin'

Release Date  Oct 22, 2002 

Label: Label  Warner Bros. ( Record Label ) 

Size: 142 mb  

Bitrate: 320 kbps 


BWB's (Rick Braun, Kirk Whalum & Norman Brown) debut album Groovin' harks back to a great '70s session vibe with a disc of classic covers given a Smooth Jazz groove, including The Radicals "Groovin," Booker T & The MGs "Hip Hug Her," Curtis Mayfield's "Let's Do It Again,"  The Isley Brothers "It's Your Thing" and Parliament's "Up For The Down Stroke." The disc also includes exclusive behind-the-scenes video.  ~ Warner. 2002. 


Standing alone these three men are truly great musicians.  Every cd of theirs that I have purchased has been a treat.  In the setting of creating an album that would be fun and musically challenging these men have shown their genius.  This album is a jewel to listen to and absorb.  It is obvious from watching the enhanced cd portion of the album that they had a blast recording, yet this record is not just a thrown together work to make money.  I would definitely recommend it as a cd to buy.  Just check out what they have done with some of the old favorites of jazz.  I am sure you will be impressed and even awed at the raw talent that comes blazing through. ~ Carl King


Personnel:

Norman Brown - Guitar 

Ricky Peterson - Arranger, Keyboards 

Bashiri Johnson - Percussion 

Rick Braun - Trumpet, Arranger, Flugelhorn 

Dee Dee Bridgewater - Vocals 

James Farber - Engineer 

Gregory Hutchinson - Drums 

Christian McBride - Bass, Bass (Electric); Bass (Acoustic) 

Kirk Whalum - Arranger, Saxophone, Sax (Soprano); Sax (Tenor) 

Michael “Dino” Campbell - Guitar (Rhythm) 


BWB (Rick Braun, Kirk Whalum, Norman Brown) - Groovin' Tracklist: 

01  Groovin' (Brigati/Cavaliere) - 4:50 

02  Brown Sugar (D’’Angelo/Muhammad) - 4:52 

03  Ruby Baby (Headstrom) - 5:48 

04  A Woman's Worth (Augello-Cook/Rose) - 5:47 

05  Hip Hug Her (Cropper/Dunn/Jackson/Jones) - 7:29 

06  Mercy Mercy Mercy (Zawinul) - 6:43 

07  Let's Do It Again performed by BWB / Bridgewater, Dee Dee - 7:27 

08  It's Your Thing (Isley/Isley/Isley) - 4:57 

09  Povo (Hubbard) - 7:30 

10  Up for the Down Stroke (Clinton/Collins/Haskins/Worrell) - 5:50