Standing Tall

Standing Tall
Bob Baldwin
12575 Narada Jazz

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With guest performances by Roy Ayers, Chieli Minucci, Phil Perry, Kim Waters, and others!

Keyboardist Bob Baldwin is one of today's fastest rising contemporary jazz stars. Baldwin possesses a natural ability to weave life's experiences into his music, keeping it vibrant, meaningful, and always ahead of the curve. On Baldwin's Narada Jazz debut, he's steppin' out with his signature brand of urban jazz-funk and inventive harmonies.

On the album, Baldwin takes his funk jazz style one step further to what he calls "neo-jazz". "I like to keep my finger on the pulse of new trends, like neo-soul. Jill Scott, D'Angelo, and so many others really have something great going on. What I'm doing on the new album is taking inspiration from them and putting it into an instrumental jazz framework."

Each of the songs has its own distinctive feel - from the Latinesque See You In Miami, to the Maurice White-inspired vocals on She's Single, Ready To Mingle, Baldwin's music speaks volumes. Above all shines Baldwin's commitment to his art and the people who listen to it. "Like everyone else, the events in September, 2001 moved my soul. I wanted to write music that said, 'be proud of who you are, stand up for what you believe, and do what you love.' Art does imitate life, and vice versa. Life life to your fullest."

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	1	Stand Tall
	2	The Way She Looked (At Me)
	3	Too Late
	4	It's A New Day
	5	Neo-Jazz
	6	Where Are You Going? (Brazilian interlude)
	7	See You In Miami
	8	Everybody Loves The Sunshine/My Life
	9	Let's Fly Away
	10	She's Single, Ready To Mingle
	11	Mr. Sample
	12	Too Late (instrumental)


Artists and Instrumentation
Bob Baldwin - piano, keyboards, bass, strings, Rhodes
Dennis Johnson - drums on Stand Tall, Too Late, Too Late (instrumental)
Lil' John - drums on The Way She Looked (At Me), It's A New Day, See You In Miami
Chieli Minucci - guitar on The Way She Looked (At Me)
Dean James - saxophone on The Way She Looked (At Me)
Emedin Rivera - congas on The Way She Looked (At Me)
Phil Perry - lead vocals & background ad libs on Too Late, background vocals on Too Late (instrumental)
Marion Meadows - saxophone on It's A New Day
Roy Ayers - vocals, vibes solo on Everybody Loves The Sunshine/My Life
Will Downing - background vocals, ad libs on Everybody Loves The Sunshine/My Life
Kim Waters - saxophone on Let's Fly Away
Joey Sommerville - trumpet on It's A New Day
Buddy Williams - cymbals, inspiration on Neo-Jazz; drums on Let's Fly Away, Mr. Sample
Ray Vega - trumpet on See You In Miami, Everybody Loves The Sunshine/My Life
Joel Rosenblatt - guiro on See You In Miami
Andy Kom - additional drum programming on She's Single, Ready To Mingle
Fred Vigdor - saxophone on Mr. Sample
Café - percussion, Portuguese vocals on Brazilian Interlude, See You In Miami, Let's Fly Away, Mr. Sample
Phyllis Domigue - vocal colors on It's A New Day
Zoiea - background vocals on Too Late, Everybody Loves The Sunshine/My Life, Too Late (instrumental)