Monday, March 5, 2018

Matt Forbes


Artist:  Matt Forbes
Origin:  Canada
Genre:  Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Standards, Vocal Pop, Jazz Pop
Occupation:  Singer
Instruments:  Vocals

Matt Forbes is a Canadian Pop Jazz and Vintage Pop Singer from Canada.  His 2015 debut album "Coulda Woulda Shoulda" with successful and made him to be The No. 1 Male Vocal Standards Release of 2017 by America's Jazz & Blues Station, KJAZZ 88.1 FM (Los Angeles).  While comparisons to the Sinatras, Connicks,  and Bubbles.














Title:  Solitary Man  (2018)
Genre:  Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Standards, Vocal Pop, Jazz Pop
Label:  Old Bag Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Cry Me A River  (4:41)
 2.  What You Won't Do For Love  (4:09)
 3.  I Wanna Be Around  (2:55)
 4.  Solitary Man  (3:26)
 5.  The One I Love (Belong To Somebody Else)  (2:33)
 6.  With Or Without You  (4:48)
 7.  I've Got You Under My Skin  (3:06)
 8.  Rainin'  (3:06)
 9.  The Best Is Yet To Come  (3:01)
10. Angel Eyes  (3:23)
11. After You've Gone  (2:59)

Bonus Tracks:

12. Some Guys Have All The Luck   (4:28)
13. On Melancholy Hill  (3:38)

Personnel:

Matt Forbes:  Vocals

The Band:

Alan Steinberger:  Keyboards
Ken Wild:  Acoustic, Electric Bass
Alex Frank:  Acoustic Electric Bass on Track 4
Andrew Synowiec:  Guitars
Jake Reed:  Drums, Percussion
Leah Metzler:  Cello
Jamie Hovorka, Walter Simonsen, Mike Rocha:  Trumpets
Rob Schaer:  Trumpet on Tracks:  12, 13
Paul Young, Erik Hughes:  Trombones
Steve Hughes:   Trombone Bass
Gene 'Cip' Cipriano:  Woodwind, Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet
Doug Webb:  Woodwind, 1st Tenor Saxophone
Kirsten Edkins:  1st Alto Saxophone
Danny Janklow:  Woodwind, 2nd Tenor Saxophone
dan Kaneyuki:  2nd Alto Saxophone
Jason Fabus:  2nd Alto Saxophone on Tracks:  12, 13

Solitary Man is the second studio album by Matt Forbes, was released October 20, 2017 by Old Bag Records.  For Fans of Frank Sinatra, Harry Connick, Jr., and Michael Buble.


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