jazz2love

Album:  Colors of Brazil Artist:  Kenney Polson Label:  Rosetta Records Website:  www.kenneypolson.com Exotic, playful and romantic, the music of saxophonist-composer-arranger Kenney Polson is entirely uplifting.  His latest release Colors of Brazil brings the merriment of Latin rhythms to audiences.  Working with a fleet of musicians that play as one, Polson makes composing, arranging and performing look easy and effortless. Polson's own contribution "Hipnotizado" seams the sparkling twinkles of Mariea Antoinette's harp tucked into the melodic crevices, adding an ethereal texture to the bubbly toots of the horns performed by Bidinho on trumpet, Paulinho Trompete on trumpet, Marcello Martins on tenor saxophone, and Vittor Santos on trombone.  Drummer Christian Oyens, bassist Nico Assumpção, and percussionist Cidinho Moreira provide a solid support in the rhythm section, boosting the festive mood.  Intensifying the party vibe, Polson's reworking of...

Album Review:  For Lovers Only from Kenney Polson Album:  For Lovers Only Artist:  Kenney Polson Label:  Jazz Beyond B orders Website: https://kenneypolson.com Set on the trajectory for mass appeal, saxophonist Kenney Polson's latest release For Lovers Only is sonically smooth and emotively sublime.  Track after track is sheer bliss, featuring Polson's relaxed temperament on the sax augmented by the warm R&B-style lulls of guitarists Bruce Conte and Phil Upchurch, the sleek grooves of bassist Michael Henderson, the soft glimmer in Tom Grant's piano notes, the sparkling effects of Roger Smith's keyboards, and the charming interplay of Polson's saxophone with trumpet player Larry Gittens and trombonist Fred Wesley.   Like the title of the album leads audiences to believe, the music is designed to stir the listener's sense of romantic affection.  Perhaps "La La Means I Love You" says it best blanketed in euphoric smooth jazz ethers.  The f...