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Track Listing
1. Let's Get Started
2. Hookin' Up
3. It's on Tonight - (with Will Downing)
4. Sensuality
5. Way You Feel, The - (with Boney James)
6. Forbidden Love
7. Dreaming of You
8. Wear It Out
9. Secret Affair - (with Chris Botti)
10. Touch Me
11. Love Will Never Let You Down - (with Patti Austin/Kirk Whalum)
12. Reflections
Album Notes
Personnel include: Brian Culbertson (trumpet, trombone, piano, keyboards, bass synthesizer, percussion, drum programming, background vocals); Michelle Culbertson (vocals, violin); Patti Austin (vocals, background vocals); Ledisi, Marc Nelson, Will Downing (vocals); Paul Jackson Jr., Tony Maiden (guitar); Michael Thompson (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Micah Otano (acoustic guitar); Tim Stewart (electric guitar, nylon-string guitar); Kirk Whalum, Eric Darius, Boney James (tenor saxophone); Chris Botti (trumpet); Greg Phillinganes (Fender Rhodes piano); Ricky Peterson (Hammond b-3 organ); Stephen Lu (keyboards, programming); Marcus Miller, Alex Al (bass instrument).
With its seething, laid-back funk beats and steamy lyrics full of obvious references to romantic trysts, it doesn't get any sexier than Brian Culbertson's IT'S ON TONIGHT. A number of prominent crossover jazz artist lend their talents here. For example, the downtempo title track features a sensual R&B vocal from singer Will Downing. Later, saxophonist Boney James' mellifluous lines become the focus of "The Way You Feel." On "Secret Affair," relative newcomer Chris Botti plays Miles Davis-influenced riffs over a spacious one-chord vamp (and his use of a Harmon mute creates that smoky, late-night effect).
Kirk Whalum's silky tenor saxophone beautifully complements Patti Austin's soulful voice on "Love Will Never Let You Down," a seductive ballad about love's resilience. Instrumental tracks such as "Sensuality" and "Touch Me" combine relaxing atmospherics with deep-pocketed grooves. Through it all, Culbertson's smooth keys and horn lines (he plays both trumpet and trombone) shimmer and shine.
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