For me this has to be one of the best smoothjazz cd for 2010.This is my second cd of Phillip Brooks(Just between Us).I found his music soothing.One of those cd's you play without  skipping a track.Highly recommended.This one is on my cd player with the repeat button switched on.
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What do you think of when the word Detroit comes up? Cars! Motown! Well from now on the list should also include jazz pianist keyboardist, composer and producer Philip A Brooks. OCEAN VIEW, on his own MoJoy recording label is his first work since 2008’s JUST BETWEEN US. It’s a superb tribute to the memory of his friend Waymon Tisdale. The in the pocket, Smooth Jazz slam dunk project features Detroit’s A-List musicians including Alan “Snoop” Evans and Jeff Allinson on basses, Eric Brice on guitar, Steven Bibb, Dave Buford and Larry Tucker on drums, Yancyy and Melvin Wells on sax. The former musical director for Tisdale offers up 16 stand-out tracks include the gorgeously groovy title track, the slow burning “Cruisin Together,” the clever cover of “Wishing on a Star” and the uplifting “Mamasita.“ This wonderfully crafted album puts Phillip Brooks back in the driver seat from Detroit with a musical map for the world!
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