Artist: Kirwan Brown
Album: Cool Grooves
Genre: Funk, Soul
Label: Fahrenheit Records
Released: 1994
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Tracklist:
- Slay It (4:11) [Kirwan Brown]
- Tell Me Who You Are (5:20) [Kirwan Brown]
- To Let Go (6:07) [Kirwan Brown]
- Sparks (3:45) [Kirwan Brown]
- Quiet Distance (5:05) [Kirwan Brown]
- For Now (6:04) [Eric Gunnison]
- Certifiable (3:53) [Kirwan Brown]
- No Pressure (4:51) [Kirwan Brown, Alan Joseph]
- Scooter (3:49) [Kirwan Brown]
- The Suitcase (5:27) [Steve Kahn, Anthony Jackson, Steve Jordan, Manolo Badrena]
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The music on this set is fine, but there are so many bass solos by leader Kirwan Brown that the other musicians (even keyboardist Eric Gunnison, who has a few good spots) are almost irrelevant. Brown wrote (or one case co-wrote) seven of the nine originals, and this CD was obviously set up as a showcase for his playing. Brown shows off his virtuosity on both fretted and fretless basses, but after a few songs it becomes tiring. The lack of variety, both in the songs and the sounds, eventually lowers the quality of this effort.
Review by Scott Yanow