AArt

Performer: Acoustic Alchemy
Engineer: Richard Bull...
Producer: Richard Bull...
Distributor: EMI Music Distribution

Notes: Acoustic Alchemy includes: Julie Dennis (vocals); Miles Gildrdale (electric & steel guitar); Greg Carmichael (nylon string guitar); Adrian Revell (tenor saxophone); Snake Davis, Andy Sheppard (saxophone); Noel Langley, Guy Barker (trumpet); Janice Ballard (French horn); Fayyaz Virji (trombone); Anthony White (keyboards, programming); Simon Hale, Wix, Terence Disley (keyboards); Andy Hammill (acoustic double bass); Frank Felix (bass); Pete Lewinson, Geoff Dunn (drums); Richard Bull (percussion, programming); Recorded at Higher Ground Studios, London, England. Includes liner notes by Stewart Coxhead. AART was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album. Personnel: Julie Dennis (vocals); Greg Carmichael (nylon-string guitar); Dino Soldo, Jeff Kashiwa, Andy Sheppard , Snake Davis (saxophone); Adrian Revell (tenor saxophone); Noel Langley, Guy Barker (trumpet); Fayyaz Virji (trombone); Anthony White (keyboards, programming); Simon Hale (keyboards); Andy Hamill (double bass); Richard Bull (drums, percussion, programming, drum programming); Geoff Dunn, Peter Lewison (drums). Audio Mixer: Richard Bull. Recording information: Higher Ground Studios, London, England. Photographer: Nicolas Zurcher. Presented as the apex of a metamorphoses begun on Beautiful Game toward a more filled out group sound, leader Greg Carmichael accents his trademark nylon string guitar style with a horn section. Considered one of the defining arbiters of smooth jazz, Acoustic Alchemy actually lean more to the pop side of the genre, often betraying more than a passing interest in soul music. The songs on AArt are no exception. The curiously titled "Viva Che" -- for Guavara? -- is straight-up Latin disco lite, � la Jamiroquai, replete with Moog keyboard swirls and Brazilian percussion hiccups. The first single, "Wish You Were Near," showcasing Snake Davis on tenor sax, features Carmichael at his dramatic best, soloing over an up-tempo groove backed by Philly soul-style horn hits. Longtime Alchemy buffs will no doubt find much to enjoy on this disc, and, despite the processed sound of some backing instruments -- full keyboard strings -- the inclusion of many retro-'70s disco era techniques may appeal to a wider dance-oriented audience. ~ Matt Collar

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