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:  Body & Soul  (1997)
Genre:  Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Easy Listening, Contemporary Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Instrumental Pop, Jazz Pop, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz
Label:  Mesa/Bluemoon
Rating:    *****

Tracks:

 1.  Notorious  (4;33)
 2.  Missing In Venice  (4:15)
 3.  Slick  (4:23)
 4.  Chelsea  (3:47)
 5.  Long Tall Judy  (4:41)
 6.  Dark Eyes  (4:33)
 7.  Body & Soul  (4:32)
 8.  Angel  (4:14)
 9.  Love Will Find A Way  (4:15)
10. Coolsville  (4:53)
11. Hymn For Her  (4:06)

Personnel:

Rick Braun:  Trumpet on Track 1-11, Flugel Horn, Keyboards, Keyboards Bass, Drum Programming on Track 6
Leon Bisquera:  Keyboards on Track 1
Boney James:  Saxophone on Track 1
Mike Egizi:  Keyboards on Track 2
Chris Standing:  Guitars on Tracks: 3, 6, 7, 8
Dave Palmer:  Drums on Tracks: 3, 4, 5, 8, 9
Cliff Hugo:  Bass on Tracks: 3, 5, 8, 10
Jeff Golub:  Guitars on Tracks: 4, 5, 9
Dave Karasony:  Drums on Track 7
Curtis Brengle:  Keyboards on Track 7
Paul Spencer Denman:  Bass on Track 9
Vinnie  D'Onofrio:  Guitars on Track 10
Chuck Kentis:  Keyboards on Track 11
Mark Antoine:  Guitars on Track 11

Body & Soul is the fifth studio album by Rick Braun, was released on April 1, 1997 by Mesa/Bluemoon.  Great Album and Best of Smooth Jazz.