Jackiem Joyner - Jackiem Joyner [8/3] *

Artist:

Joyner, Jackiem

UPC:

181475702221

Description:

Audio Mixer: Jackiem Joyner.
Recording information: B? Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Babysoul Music Studios, Mira Loma, CA.
Photographer: Raj Naik.
Arranger: Jackiem Joyner.
Jackiem Joyner achieved a career breakthrough with his third album, Lil` Man Soul, which produced two number one smooth jazz singles in "I`m Waiting for You" and "Take Me There." Yet he has moved on, recording his fourth album for a new label, Mack Avenue, and self-titling it as if to signal a reboot in his recording approach. He begins with the densely percussive hip-hop track of "The Reunion," over which he solos in his usual melodic style. "Dance with Me" opens with a Spanish guitar and adds a Latin flavor. On these original tunes, Joyner sounds far more involved than he does on the album`s several covers. Although there are no guest vocalists to assure airplay, the saxophonist does include Michael Jackson`s "Off the Wall," Aerosmith`s "I Don`t Want to Miss a Thing," and Jennifer Hudson`s "If This Isn`t Love." Maybe his affection for the original versions handcuffs him, but on these songs, he doesn`t do much more than stand in for the vocalists with his horn on arrangements similar to the hit recordings. It`s striking that, right after "I Don`t Want to Miss a Thing," he digs into "Push," his own version of a Jackson-like dance track, and again becomes passionate about his playing. If this album has hits to match Lil` Man Soul, they should be songs like that and the lyrical closer, "My Last Goodbye," not the covers. ~ William Ruhlmann

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Reunion, The
2. Dance with Me
3. Back Together Again
4. Off the Wall
5. I Don`t Want to Miss a Thing
6. Push
7. Home
8. If This Isn`t Love
9. Turn It Up
10. My Last Goodbye

Album Information

Release Date:

08/03/2010

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Jazz Instrument

Subgenre:

Smooth

Label:

Artistry

Producer:

Maria Ehrenreich; Jackiem Joyner

Catalog Number:

7022

Original Release Year:

2010

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Runtime:

43 : 2

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