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Joe Mcbride “Keepin It Real” Smooth Jazz Music CD Review


Keepin It Real is the latest Smooth Jazz CD put out by the very talented piano playing Joe Mcbride who once again has delivered a brilliant collection of tracks. I m confident Joe Mcbride fans, and Smooth Jazz fans alike will be pleased with this one.


Refreshingly, this was one of those CDs I was able to just pop in and comfortably listen to from beginning to end. Every track is enjoyable and was pretty easy for me to listen to from start to finish.


Smooth Jazz music fans will recognize some of the well known guests that have been assembled to play along with Mcbride on several of the tracks.



Overall Keepin It Real is a solid release. Quite possibly

A Few "Notes" On the History of Music
...music became quite popular after 1600, and instrumental music became dominant. Although strong religious musical traditions continued, secular music came to the forefront with the development of the sonata, the concerto and concerto grosso. In Baroque music the keyboard, particularly ...
Joe Mcbride’s best to date. Really sensational from beginning to end. If you’re even mildly into Smooth Jazz music you’ll enjoy this CD.


While this entire CD is really very good the truly standout tracks are Woke Up This Morning [track 1], Never Let You Go [track 6], and Morning In A Distant Land [track 7].


My SmoothLee Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore […as in “Stuck On REpeat”] is track 9, When You Smile. Good stuff!


Keepin It Real Release Notes:


Joe Mcbride originally released Keepin It Real on May 28, 2002 on the Heads Up Records label.


CD Track List Follows:


1. Woke Up This Morning - (Sopranos Theme)


2. Keepin’ It Real


3. Oi Gata


4. Lakewood


5. His Name


6. Never Let You

Concerto for Composer with Writer's Block in C minor
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7. Morning In A Distant Land


8. Can’t Live Without You


9. When You Smile


10. Kickin’ It


11. Gentle Rain


12. Woke Up This Morning - (Instrumental Version)


Personnel includes: Joe McBride (vocals, piano, keyboards); Wayne DeLano (saxophone); Todd Parsnow (acoustic & electric guitars); Rick Rigsby (bass); Sean McCurley (drums). Recorded at Big Time Audio, Dallas, Texas.


Get the information you want on your favorite smooth jazz songs and artists at http://www.iLoveSmoothJazz.comClyde Lee Dennis, a.k.a. SmoothLee is a life long music fanatic, smooth jazz in particular, and does a daily online radio show featuring smooth jazz music that can be heard at http://www.DaytonSmoothJazzRadio.com




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