Tom Grant - The View From Here

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 1993
Time: 26:35
Size: 61,3 MB
Label: PolyGram Records
Styles: Jazz/Smooth Jazz
Art: Full

Tracks Listing:
 1. Your Look Says It All - 4:13
 2. Hang Time - 4:17
 3. Dance Walker - 4:23
 4. Your Tender Touch - 4:37
 5. Journey Within - 4:36
 6. Some Of The Old - 4:26

Since the early 80s, keyboardist Tom  Grant  has remained one of instrumental music's great constants. No matter how styles change, his lush elegance, easygoing improvisational appraoch and potent way with melody have always been a comfort. You pretty much know what to expect each time out -- lots of sweet ear candy with just enough edge  here  and there to keep listeners on their toes. This collection keeps all those traditions alive, with his tender acoustic work being its primary strength. To compensate for a by the book reworking of Daryl Hall's "Every Time You Go Away,"  Grant  partakes in a fanciful rain dance with synth flute on "The Water Spirits." But the real surprises come from guest artists like Paul Jackson, Jr. and especially saxman Art Porter, both of whom add much needed funk to  Grant's  compositions. Fewer vocals -- or performances by outside singers -- would help  Grant  remain focused on his bread and butter, those spirited keys, which still connect after all these years.

The View From Here