Im sure some of my friends here have preordered 1 or more of Pauls cd's in the past , as i have .
Question, did it arrive 'on the release day', or the day after?
My past experience was it did not arrive on release day.
So...just curious.
Thanks!
Mandi

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Saxophonist Paul Taylor

Talk about bi-coastal....Paul Taylor has lived in Las Vegas since leaving his hometown of Denver for College at UNLV, but he flies to New York to record half his album and then to L.A. to record the other half, using Barry Eastmond to produce his NY work and Rex Rideout his L.A. So bi-coastal that as he flew home from NY, after finishing the project's lead song, Barry added subtle Michael McDonald like vocals from Billy Cliff. Art Good has to tell Paul the name of his singer on the show this weekend because Paul never saw, nor met the man singing to his saxophone. That's the way music goes these days. It's the Debut to America of Burnin'. Paul Taylor is in the JazzTrax Studio to introduce his Brand New, just before he steps off a Boat in Avalon to do some more burnin' in the Avalon Ballroom....looking out to sea, the same Ballroom where after being hired for just one Gig by Jeff Lorber in 1994, Keiko and Kazu Matsui who had sailed over to attend the JazzTrax Festival, walked up to Art Good in the back of the Casino Ballroom inquiring who the saxman was on stage with Lorber.... Art arranged a backstage meeting at JazzTrax and away went Paul Taylor's career!

Ewwwww........Billy Cliff......uuuuuuuuuuuuuu!

Had to revisit this thread. Cliff's vocals aren't so bad when used in 'background' vocals context. I don't like his voice as a lead vocal. Back to the cd........Man, this has got to be the best cd of the year! I'm lovin' this. I'm trying to get my band to play some numbers from this! We NEED more of this from all jazz artists! No more conforming to Clear Channel's implied formats! Let the boycott begin! My personal boycott started a long time ago. This is what I'll buy! Real music with heart and soul to it!

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Dave hit it on the head. No more conforming. Here's hoping other "smooth" jazz artists follow Paul's lead.

IMHO, PT has always had his own definable sound. In fact, I wish he would do another recording with Dino Esposito a la "Pleasure Seeker" because I like the different cool sounds that Esposito used. On other recordings, he was decisively R&B. I just call for artist to make the record that they want to make. Other than his using the tenor sax, I'm not hearing much that departs from the PT sound. I submit that if he were to make another record like Burnin', he would still be conforming!

So you say this record sounds like his others? I'm not getting what you're saying! Conforming to what??? Point me to another PT record that sounds like this one! Granted he did do another record with 'LIVE' musicians and that cd was hot too!

IMHO, his earlier (sequenced/programmed) works adhere to the contrived format corporate radio imposed on these artists! This record is TOTALLY different than anything that is out there! Get out of the studio and go play some live music with other musicians for a change! I'm tired of all these 'one man band/producer', electronic, sequenced, programmed records!

I don't know the motivations behind his past works but I have been a fan since "On the Horn". I didn't even hate his cover of "I Want Your Love" by Chic. I love this CD too. I have no problem buying a 'one man band/producer', electronic, sequenced, programmed record when I like songs.

I grew up on on Stevie Wonder, Prince, Michael Jackson, and Jam & Lewis so I'm down with one man band playing, multitracking, MPC banging, SP-1200 sampling, VST/RTAS plug-in using, and Auto-Tune abusing set.

Peace

Got my copy yesterday and I must say this is by far the best from Paul to date. Been a fan as many of you have for a long time. This is number 7 by himn in my collection. And yes he seems to have broken from the need to create a radio fiendly project and do what he does best. I have long wondered why when I would go to a concert a see someone perform and love what I was hearing on the stage that that sound could not find itslef to the cd's. Well Paul you have done just that with this release. All I need now is a a mid-west stop on the concert tour!