PRINCE SAMPSON - Living In The Moment (2010)

Smooth guitar from Prince Sampson, a hollow-body player who nicely mixes up acoustic and electric tones, often set to mellow stepping rhythms, but in ways that have a lot more depth than the usual mainstream effort of this nature!! There's echoes here of the older Craig T. Cooper mode, but Sampson also has more of a Soul-based vibe at times too, thanks to guest vocals from singers who include Chimaine Sampson, Chris Ballin, Andrew Banfield, and the mighty Noel McKoy!!

Tracklisting:

1. Let The Sunshine Through
2. Living In The Moment
3. The Corner Turns In To An Edge
4. Be Will Be
5. Part Finder
6. Real Love
7. Chill In
8. Harmony In Green
9. Culture Shock
10. Sao Paulo
11. Eyes Of A Child
12. Dream Catcher

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RAY GASKINS - A Night In The Life (2009)

Sweet jazzy work from Ray Gaskins, saxophonist, keyboard player, and a surprisingly great singer too, working here in a smooth little set that gives him a chance to show off every side of his talents!! Ray plays a good deal of the instruments on the record himself, overdubbed with a cool sort of groove, and he also gets help from a core rhythm combo too, as well as some hip guest work from Roy Ayers on vibes and Jocelyn Brown on vocals, each of whom guest on a track apiece. The best numbers here have a smooth-stepping groove that's really great, much more stripped-down than the usual mainstream work of this type, and with an undeniably soulful groove that's right up there with other great work on the Expansion label!!

Tracklisting:

1. Ray's Strut
2. Crystal Clear
3. Butterfly
4. Lullabye
5. Naima
6. Ashes To Ashes
7. Never Say Die
8. I Want To Talk About God feat. Jocelyn Brown
9. Down Home
10. New York State Of Mind
11. When I Fall In Love
12. Summertime
13. Shady Lane
14. We Had To Say Goodbye
15. Christmas Time
16. Shady Lane (Remixed)

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