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Take 6, Marcus Miller
Michael Brecker, Jonathan Butler, Chaka Khan
The Andrae Crouch Singers, Boney James
Kirk Whalum, Rogerio Jardim, Quinn
"I've never heard a CD like this. Ever. Not from an "established" artist,
not from a "new" artist. Period. The concept, both spiritually and musically,
is fully human and even thoroughly divine.The execution is, well, between
Mark Stephens and Michael Brecker you have Take 6 and a host of other heavies.
The compositions, the arrangements. All are beautiful. Unpretentious and sublime."
- Kirk Whalum, saxophonist
"From the opening piano passages of this album I knew this project was
something special…the vocals are superbly arranged and performed.
The solos are played with melodic awareness, not just ripping scales
up and down to show how fast one can play. In other words the notes
mean something.. Mark’s production skills are quite evident in this album,
Real clean… and interesting changes that keeps drawing the listener into the
music with something new. Hopefully this album will give Mark the visibility that
he so richly deserves. "
- George Duke
This CD by Mark Stephens is the best album to come along in recent times.
It bristles with energy, enthusiasm and great playing by all involved.
I especially enjoyed the sax playing of the late Michael Brecker,
who participated on the album, like Marcus Miller, Jonathan Butler, Take 6,
The Andrae Crouch Singers, Chaka Khan and several others. Mind-boggling stuff! "
- Peter Boehi, Smooth Jazz Vibes
"The Dream Of The Peaceful Warrior with an unbelievable passion.
Tightly packed with top notch musicians, this album shines with an enormous energy,
that says: "Come on, man. Play it one more time!"
- Hans-Bernd Hülsmann, Smooth Jazz Buzz -Star Portrait
"Mark Stephens is the quintessential musician whose talents as a pianist /
keyboardist and arranger / composerand Jazz Artist, continue to carve an exclusive place
in the world of music. His eagerly anticipated debut project
features some of todays' most exciting Jazz Artists."
- Jazz News