Rick Braun

Artist:  Rick Braun
Born:  July 6, 1955.  Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Easy Listening, Contemporary Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Instrumental Pop, Jazz Pop, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz
Occupation:  Musician
Instruments:  Trumpet

Rick Braun is an American Smooth Jazz Trumpet Player from Allentown, Pennsylvania.  He plays multi-instrumentalist and often producer.  He got his start by playing in several bands, working as a session musician touring and recording with War, Sade, Glenn Frey, Tin Turner, Natalie Cole, Tom Petty, Crowded House and Rod Stewart.  He is a member of the Smooth Jazz Supergroup BMB (along with Kirk Whalum and Norman Brown).

Title:  Around The Horn   (2017)
Genre:  Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Easy Listening, Contemporary Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Instrumental Pop, Jazz Pop, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz
Label:  Shanachie Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  So Strong  (5:03)
 2.  Pool Dancer  (4:21)
 3.  Love Take Me (feat. Lindsey Webster)  (5:16)
 4.  We Don't Talk Anymore (feat. Peter White)  (4:03)
 5.  Everything Is Alright  (4:38)
 6.  In Common  (4:22)
 7.  I Love You More  (5:10)
 8.  Around The Horn (feat. Till Bronner)  (4:58)
 9.  Vila vita (feat. Peter White)  (4:26)
10. Yellow  (4:48)
11. One South Beach Night  (5:10)

Personnel:

Rick Braun;  Trumpet on Tracks:  1-11,  Valve Trombone on Tracks: 1, 5, 6, 8, 9, Flugelhorn on Tracks: 2, 4, Keyboards, Synth Bass on Tracks: 2, 3, 4, 6, Vocals on Track 11
John Stoddart:  Keyboards on Tracks: 2-5, 10, 11, Vocals on Track 1, Synth Bass on Tracks: 1,  5, 7, Background on Track 3
Gerey Johnson:  Guitar on Tracks:  1-7, 10, 11
Third Richardson:  Drums on Tracks: 2, 5, 8, 9
Lindsey Webster:  Vocals on Track 3
Peter White:  Nylon String Guitar on Tracks: 4, 9
Ron Reinhardt:    Keyboards, Synth Bass on Track 8
Till Bronner:  Muted Trumpet on Track 8
Kenny Wild:  Acoustic Bass on Track 10

Around The Horn is an album by Rick Braun, was released on February 24, 2017 by Shanachie Records, featuring special guests Peter White, Till Bronner, Lindsey Webster.