Pure by Boney James: Smooth Jazz CD Review
by Lee Dennis, a.k.a. SmoothLee
One word describes the CD Pure from Boney
James... AWESOME!
PURE is the ninth Warner Bros. release from
smooth jazz sax man Boney James and marks his debut as his own producer.
Co-writing every song on the CD, and playing a variety of instruments as well.
Saying on his website, "The great joy of PURE is that I made all the
decisions about everything."
Listening to this CD makes it easy to see why
fans flock in droves to Boney's yearly concert tour.
Click to hear MP3
Samples of each song on Pure
by Boney James.
Those who listen to this CD will find there's
not much to dis-like about it. It launches with the very nice title track, Pure
and from there James proceeds to display why he is considered one the
greatest smooth jazz artists of our time as he mixes his signature style
throughout the CD.
These days it's a very rare CD on which every
single song is good or better than the one before it. This CD is certainly one
of those rare CDs.
Overall Pure is an outstanding
release. Quite possibly Boney's best to date.
Pure sensuality. Pure grooves. Pure pleasure.
How about pure gold from beginning to end.
A must have for the smooth jazz fan.
While this entire CD is outstanding the truly
standout tunes, and SmoothJazz247.com favorites are Better With Time [track 2],
2:01 AM [track 3],
and You Dont Have To Go Home [track 10]. My SmoothLee Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore
[...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 1, Pure. Good stuff!
Release Notes:
Boney James originally released Pure on August
3, 2004 on the Warner Bros. record label.
CD track list follows:
1. Pure
2. Better With Time - featuring Bilal
3. 2:01 AM
4. Stone Groove - featuring Joe Sample
5. Appreciate - featuring Debi Nova
6. Here She Comes
7. Break Of Dawn - featuring Dwele
8. It's On
9. Thinkin' 'Bout Me
10. You Dont Have To Go Home
To listen to samples of each song on Pure by
Boney James go to:
Boney
James CD - Pure Samples
Lee Dennis, a.k.a. "SmoothLee" is an AVID music fan, smooth jazz in particular, and in addition to writing CD Reviews for
I Love Smooth Jazz.com
can also be heard during his
radio show which airs daily online at Smooth Jazz 24/7
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