The Very Best Of Chris Botti

Performer: Chris Botti
Artist: Edie Brickell; The Blue Nile; Jonatha Brooke
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Personnel includes: Chris Botti (trumpet, piano, keyboards, programming); Edie Brickell (vocals); Mike Davis (trombone); Andy Snitzer (Wurlitzer piano, Fender Rhodes piano, bass, programming); Jeff Lorber (electric piano, clavinet); Joseph Moore (keyboards, programming); John Levanthal (organ); Harvey Jones (keyboards); Paul Levant, Tim Pierce, Marc Shulman Larry Saltzman (guitar); Pino Palladino John Ossmon (bass); Shawn Pelton (drums, high hat); John Robinson, Jerry Marotta, Steve Ferone, Shane Fontayne (drums); Joe Bonadio, Alex Acuna (percussion). Producers: Chris Botti, Joseph Moore, Kevin Killen, Harvey Jones, Andy Snitzer. Compilation producer: Bud Harner. Recorded between 1995 & 1999. Personnel: Chris Botti (trumpet, piano, keyboards, programming); Edie Brickell, Jonatha Brooke, Paul Buchanan (vocals); Paul Livant, Gerry Leonard , Marc Shulman, Shane Fontayne, Tim Pierce, Vincent Nguini, Larry Saltzman (guitar); Jeff Lorber (piano, electric piano, Clavinet); Jeff Scott Young (piano, electric piano, organ); Paul Joseph Moore (piano, keyboards, programming); Andy Snitzer (Fender Rhodes piano, Wurlitzer organ, programming, drum programming); John Levanthal (organ); Harvey Jones (keyboards); Shawn Pelton (drums, hi-hat, tambourine); John "J.R." Robinson , Jerry Marotta, Steve Ferrone (drums); Joe Bonadio (tambourine, percussion); Alex Acu�a (percussion); Garry Hughes (programming). Photographer: Rocky Schenck. Unknown Contributor Role: London Session Orchestra. THE VERY BEST OF CHRIS BOTTI collects from three of the jazz-pop trumpeter's albums: 1995's FIRST WISH, 1997's MIDNIGHT WITHOUT YOU, and 1999's SLOWING DOWN THE WORLD. Botti's music is strong on warm, evocative atmospheres, light grooves, and sweet melodies, and the artist's confident, lyrical tone is always a pleasure. Botti's music also easily crosses over into straight pop territory as "Midnight Without You" and vocal contributions from Jeff Lorber and Edie Brickell, among others, prove. THE VERY BEST is a convenient, stylish sampler of Botti's smooth, likeable jazz-pop Chris Botti's tenure at Verve and GRP lasted for four years and produced three albums filled with Botti's trademark light and melancholy smooth jazz sound. This 11-song best-of has three songs from Botti's 1995 record, First Wish, five from 1997's Midnight Without You, and three from 1999's Slowing Down the World. Highlights include "Midnight Without You" (Botti's collaboration with the Blue Nile), "Forgiven" (which features vocals by Jonatha Brooke), and the percolating "Drive Time" and "Regroovable." The collection also has contributions from Jeff Lorber, Alex Acu�a, and Edie Brickell. Botti has a bit more substance, both in his tone and in his tunes, than most smooth jazz artists and may appeal to straight-ahead jazz fans who don't mind some atmosphere in their jazz. Smooth jazz buffs will welcome the opportunity to have all of Botti's best on one CD. ~ Tim Sendra

Chris Botti rose to fame as a crackerjack session and touring trumpeter for the likes of Sting, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Paul Simon, and Natalie Merchant. A trained jazz musician, Botti's solo albums evoke a cool-jazz persona similar to Chet Baker, while his use of superstar guest-vocalists ensures Botti a place in the pop charts. Botti released TO LOVE AGAIN in 2005, a sequel to his popular 2004 duets album WHEN I FALL IN LOVE.

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