Album Review: Tiptoes from Max Highstein
Album: Tiptoes Artist: Max Highstein Website: www.MaxHighsteinMusic.com Audiences will recognize there is a familiarity about Max Highstein's music. Like these are tunes that have come into their lives before while they are standing on line in a store, sitting in a doctor's waiting room, eating dinner at an upscale restaurant, or watching a TV show or commercial. His latest outing Tiptoes is clad with music that generates a casual feel with its warm temperament and blissful aesthetics palatable for the general public's consumption. Highstein has been perceived as a New Age artist, and Tiptoes 's attributes fit the genre's criteria. But the music is more overarching, owning traits emblematic of ambient jazz, sonic pop, soft rock, and R&B/soul. Simply put, Highstein's music is a melting pot of influences that appeals to all types of societies. The swirling notes of Highstein's sax are nestled alongside Ed Willett's furling cello c...