Track Listing

1. Somethin' Bout Love
2. Do You Really Love Me
3. Get'n over You
4. Secret Garden [Instrumental]
5. Sittin' Back
6. Back in the Day
7. It's Only You
8. Rise and Fall (Of Loving You)
9. Escape
10. Secret Garden
11. I'm Gonna Miss You

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #49136 in Music
• Released on: 1999-09-21
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.com
Brian Culbertson has been working more and more with live musicians on his sessions, and it adds a new depth and stronger grooves to his floating keyboard sounds on Somethin' 'Bout Love. There are terrific guest spots by saxophonists Dave Koz and Steve Cole and organist Ricky Peterson, as well as some potent bass from Walter Tisdale. R&B singer Lori Perry increases the soul quotient on her song "Get'n Over You" as well as the concluding "I'm Gonna Miss You," a moving collaboration between Perry and Culbertson. The latter vies for top honors with the two versions of "The Secret Garden," one instrumental and the other a great feature for Donnell Spencer's voice. --Adam Rains

From Jazziz
At the start of his career, keyboardist Brian Culbertson built most of his compositions alone, using computers. But for his new record, Somethin' Bout Love, Culbertson decided it was time to perform with a real band. "When I first started out, I was using mostly MIDI keyboards," he says. "But with each record, I've slowly progressed, adding more and more musicians. Now, many of the tracks are with a full live band, which I'd not done before." Some of the smooth-jazz stars to lend Culbertson a hand include saxophonists Steve Cole and Dave Koz, bassist Wayman Tisdale, drummer Ricky Lawson, and guitarist Paul Jackson Jr. "Obviously, the more live instruments used, the more human the music is," Culbertson says. "It just feels better."

--- JAZZIZ Magazine Copyright © 2000, Milor Entertainment, Inc.

Customer Reviews

The essential Smooth Jazz album
I absolutely love this CD. It's one of the best jazz albums I,ve heard in a long time. This is one of Mr. Culbertsons best if not his best CD ever.

Give a listen to the soulful Secret Garden(Both the instrumental and Vocal versions), the seductive Gettin Over You, and the funky Back In The Day. Brian hasn't sounded this good in a long time(His two previous CDs needed time to grow on me, I love them now).

However this album took my breath away upon first listen.
This is real smooth jazz. I highly recommend this CD.

Every Track is worth repeating....
Very rare these days...usually one or two songs, but Brian has put together a whole list, each one worth really listening to, you know, over and over.... This is smooth jazz at it's best!..... I did get hung up on #3, "A Secret Garden", a real nice tune, something to listen to, sitting with your 'significant other', while you stare out at the ocean (I live at the beach)...then there's #7, "It's Only You". Since I'm a bassplayer and have listened to Wayman Tisdale for quite a while, it's a real treat! Trust me, #7 is worth cranking up....and his bass solo is totally awesome (playing on top of the bass track he laid down)! This is one of those CDs you could never get tired of. I can't wait for his next project. I'm hoping Brian never looses his passion for music, keeps playing from 'the heart'. Thanks Brian. Don't ever loose 'it'.....

This IS Brian Culbertson AT HIS BEST!!!
Can't wait to get my hands on this awesome cd by an upcoming SUPERSTAR in the world of smooth jazz. I have purchased his prior cds, but this is the best so far. Brian has got to be one of the smoothiest pianists I have ever heard. GREAD CD. ONE THAT NEED TO BE IN YOUR COLLECTION