Dave Koz and Friends

Artist:  Dave Koz and Friends
Origin:  USA
Genre:  Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Contemporary Jazz

Contemporary line-up:

Dave Koz:  Alto, Tenor, Soprano, Baritone Saxophone
Gerald Albright:  Alto, Tenor, Baritone Saxophone
Mindi Abair:  Alto, Baritone Saxophone
Richard Elliot:  Tenor Saxophone

Dave Koz and Friends is joined by Top Horn Players of three other contemporary Jazz Saxophonists: Gerald Alright, Mindi Abair and Richard Elliot.

Title:  Summer Horns  (2013)
Genre:  Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Contemporary Jazz
Label:  Concord Jazz
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Always There  (4:06)
 2.  Got To Get you Into My Life  (5:38)
 3.  Rise  (5:09)
 4.  So Very hard To Go (feat. Michael McDonald)  (4:39)
 5.  Hot Fun In The Summertime (feat. Brian Culbertson) (4:28)
 6.  Take Five  (4:13)
 7.  25 Or 6 To 4  (4:48)
 8.  reasons  (4:46)
 9.  I Got You (I Feel Good)  (4:17)
10. You Haven't Done Nothin' (feat Rick Braun and Jonathan Butler) (3:47)
11. God Bless The Child  (feat Jeffrey Osborne) (5:28)

Bonus Track:

12. Summer Horns  (3:58)

Personnel:

Dave Koz:  Alto, Tenor, Soprano, Baritone Saxophone
Gerald Albright:  Alto, Tenor, Baritone Saxophone
Mindi Abair:  Alto, Baritone Saxophone
Richard Elliot:  Tenor Saxophone

Paul Brown:  Guitar on Tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10
Ricky Lawson:  Drums Tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12
Greg Adams:  Flugelhorn on Track 1, Trumpet on Track 4
Jay Gore:  Guitar on Tracks: 2, 4
Tracy Carter:  Wurlitzer, Hammond Organ on Track 2
Roberto Vally:  Bass on Tracks: 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12
Sean Billings:  Trumpet on Track 2
Nick Lane:  Trombone on Track 2
Jeff Carruther:  Keyboards, Drum Programming, Guitar on Tracks:  3, 8
Michael McDonald:  Vocals  on Track 4
Tracy Carter:  Piano, Hammond Organ, Wurlitzer on Tracks:  4, 7, 11
Lenny Castro:  Percussion on Tracks:  4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12
Lee Thomberg:  Trumpet, Trombone on Track 4
Brian Clubertson:  Trombone on Tracks: 5, 10
Jeffrey Osborne:  Vocals on Track on Tracks: 5, 11
Marco Basci:  Keyboards, Drum Programming on Tracks:  5, 12, Organ on Track 9
Billy Mondragon, Damon Reel, Eric Mondragon:  Background Vocals on Track:  5
Khalld Woods: Keyboards, Synth Bass, Drum Programming and Guitar on Track 9
Jonathan Butler:  Vocals on Track 10
Darren Rahn:  Keyboards, Hammond Organ, Synth, Drum Programming on Track 10
Frank Selman: Guitar on Track 10
Mel Brown:  Bass on Track 10
Jon Woodhead:  Guitar on Track 11
Randy Jacobs:  Guitar on Track 12

Summer Horns is the first studio album from Dave Koz since 2010, with three friends front line of Top Horn Players to play powerhouse horn-heavy songs made famous by Tower Of Power, Chicago, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Earth, Wind & Fire, James Brown, Sly & The Family Stone,  and others