| XII | 
| Artist: Brian Culbertson
Label: GRP Records
Category: Music
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Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 211
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.8 x 0.4
UPC: 602527424811
EAN: 0602527424811
ASIN: B003MX5ORQ
Release Date: July 20, 2010
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| Tracks:
| • | Feelin' It (Featuring Chuck Brown) | | • | Another Love (Featuring Kenny Lattimore) | | • | It's Time | | • | Out on the Floor (Featuring Brian McKnight) | | • | Waiting for You | | • | Stay Wit It | | • | Skies Wide Open (Featuring Avant) | | • | Forever | | • | Don't U Know Me By Now (Featuring Faith Evans) | | • | That's Life (Featuring Earl Klugh) | | • | I Wanna Love You (Featuring Ray Parker Jr.) | | • | I Don't Know |
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Product Description
Brian Culbertson commemorates his twelfth release with 12 new songs that continue to reflect his broad-ranging musicality and mastery of intimate moods. The titles swing from the rapturous metaphorically rich love ballad "Skies Wide Open" (featuring R&B singing star Avant), the sexy bedroom baby-maker "I Wanna Love You" (featuring singer/guitarist Ray Parker Jr.), the strings-kissed dance jam "Another Love" (featuring 21st century soul man Kenny Lattimore) and the cool club persuader "Out On the Floor" (featuring balladeer supreme Brian McKnight) to the slammin' attitude jam "Don't U Know Me By Now" (featuring powerhouse Faith Evans), a journey through the many moods of being entitled "That's Life" (featuring Earl Klugh who co-penned it along with fellow Detroit native Parker and Culbertson), a think piece on the meaning of it all titled "I Don't Know" (featuring spoken word enchantress Natalie Stewart of Floetry), and an all-out Go-Go party jam titled "Feelin' It" (featuring the man who put Washington, D.C. Go-Go Music on the map, Chuck Brown in addition to a comedic appearance by Sinbad). Four more instrumentals round out the album, including the lovely dreamscape "Waiting for You" and the incredibly funky "Stay Wit It" on which he takes a rippin' Moog solo.
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 Another One! July 25, 2010
S. Brown (Prince George's County)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Another good one from Brian Culbertson. Another reviewer used the word "consistent", which is definitely true, as in consistently good. Put it on and enjoy from start to finish.
Brian! August 22, 2010
Jam 201
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Brian is having fun!! From a fun,funky jazzy start on track 1 to a smooth middle tracks 2 thru 8 and a strong finish tracks 8,10 and 12!! Great cd!! If you have a Brian Culbertson cd chances are you're a fan or becoming one! I have 10 of Brian's cd! Why stop now! XII is worth it!! Jam on Brian!!!
He Did It Again July 24, 2010
D. Waggoner (Shelbyville, Tn.)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
If you love smooth jazz with a funky beat you will love this CD."Eyes wide open" is beautiful.Put this CD on with a glass of wine and listen and enjoy. Great CD buy it.
Hasn't missed a beat....... July 24, 2010
D. Noson (so cal)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
If you're a fan, you won't be disapointed. If you're not one, YOU WILL BE!!!
Album of the year 2010 & probably the last 5 years! August 14, 2010
Phil Green (UK)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
A few weeks ago I reviewed "Diamonds" by Jonathan Fritzen and pronounced it smooth jazz album of 2010. In my review of his previous album, "VIP," I made the quote "move over Brian Culbertson, there's a new kid on the block."
I feel I must now eat my words because Brian Culbertson has come up with arguably the best album of the last 5 years and without a shadow of a doubt his best album ever.
He has been gradually moving away from the smooth jazz tag over his last couple of projects and now offers an album of diversity that incorporates funk, soul, new age, pop and of course smooth jazz.
The opening track featuring gogo maestro Chuck Brown would have been the best track on his last album "Bringing Back The Funk." We are then treated to guest vocalist Kenny Lattimore on "Another Love" and shortly afterwards guest vocalist Brian McKnight on "Out OnThe Floor." Now, as a lover of real soul music, I hate the dirge like R & B artists of the day but these two singers have successfully transcended that genre and are genuine bonafide soul singers with fantastic voices and credibility and acceptability within soul circles and Brian could not have chosen two better guests. There is a further vocal track, "Skies Wide Open," featuring Avant, who I am not familiar with but this is another great track, and the lead single. The final vocal offering "Don't You Know Me By Now" is the only track that has me reaching for the skip button.
And so to a clutch of fantastic instrumental tracks. The piano playing on "It's Time" is so powerful you half expect the instrument to bounce through your speakers! "Waiting For you" explores familiar smooth jazz territory, along with "That's Life" featuring Earl Klugh and "I Wanna Love You" featuring Ray Parker Jr, then there is the "Forever" which starts off with a solo piano section. The album finishes with the semi instrumental new ageish "I Don't Know."
I cannot recommend this album enough. It is quite simply awesome.
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