Sommers, Jimmy
Higher Octave, 2001, CD
Instrument: Saxophone
Issue: 7.3w
Jazz Ruler Type: Fusion
Performance: 4
Sound: 3
Score:
O’s Notes: Sax man Jimmy Sommers wrote most of these funky, R&B jams and also assembled an appropriate group of musicians to perform them. Les Nubuians grace the opener, “Menage A Trois”; the sizzlin’ “Let’s Go Party” features Ginuwine, and there are some nicely harmonized accents by Eric Benet on “Stay A While”. Jimmy also brings memories of George Howard with “James Cafe”.