Kevin Vannoy
Tenor Sax, Lead Vocals, Composer, Producer
Old School Cool
About the CD
Jazz- one of the truest forms of expression. Releasing every nuance and personal feelings of ones soul as it's relayed to a live audience or recording. "P [+]Kevin Vannoy
Tenor Sax, Lead Vocals, Composer, Producer
Old School Cool
About the CD
Jazz- one of the truest forms of expression. Releasing every nuance and personal feelings of ones soul as it's relayed to a live audience or recording. "Playing how you feel when you 're feeling it." I love giving people what they want. And what they want is to see and hear you spill your soul, see you sweat, and hear you find that sweet "solo zone."
In the jazz market there are a lot of screaming high note alto and soprano sax players. But for myself, I love the richness of a tenor saxophone. Low, cool, mid-range tones that are more palatable to consume and pleasing to the ear.
For this project I decided to grab some of the old school influences like Dexter Gordon, Ben Webster, Billy Holliday, John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter and Jimmy Smith on the jazz Hammond B3 organ.
I moved out of the South to Philadelphia in search of one of the best jazz organists around, Craig Kastelnik.
I wanted to capture that "Philly" sound. With organ, guitar, acoustic bass and a great drummer using predominantly brushes, I found it! I then composed music for it and recorded it.
The result: a classic, timeless well-recorded CD that really lay's you back, old school style. I wanted crooning vocals fat tenor sax, and cool, hip solos. No fusion here to give you a headache. Just good, solid, medium paced be-bop tunes. Listeners of all ages can enjoy and relate to the entire CD. I wanted to make it easy to feel and understand.
Before I go any further, I'd like to tell the masses that I have one of the "baddest mutha's " on acoustic bass that ever lived, the world renown Charles Fambrough. Of course you know this gentle giant of the bass has recorded with everybody in the jazz business. I'd like to say thank you again Charles for your contribution to my CD. It was a blast recording it! Feel free to check out Charles Fambrough on the web. There are lots of his CD's available.
Anyone would buy this CD just for the amazing guitar work, Hammond B3 solos, drums, bass, or vocals. It's got it all. The magic really happens when you get cats like this together.
One of the best selling jazz CD's ever was George Benson's "Breezin" album because it was so
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