Mark Adams "This Is Neo-Soul"

Mark Adams, keyboard wizard & long-time member of the famous "Roy Ayers" band, creates a dreamy album filled with a fusion of Neo-Soul, Jazz & Gospel. DownJazz presents: "Mark Adams, This is Neo-Soul". 15 master musicians from the bands, Roy Ayers, Chic, Lonnie Liston Smith & Chaka Khan recorded a live album over 3 years, that is a testament to the "Neo-Soul-Jazz" sound of Harlem, New York City 1970. 10 Tracks are featured including tribute versions of "Sweet Tears" & 'Vibrations' along with a remake of "Expansions", an oh-so timely classic by 'Lonnie Liston Smith & the Cosmic Echoes". Many new funk fueled compositions perfectly align with the aforementioned iconic songs, resulting in an expertly crafted album that is brimming with stylish riffs, rolling bass, big brass stabs & an abundance of musical flair. Joining Adams on this exciting project are master musicians: Chris DeCarmine (drummer for Ubiquity), Kimberly Davis, vocals, (Chic, Nile Rodgers), Dave Mullins, Sax (Nile Rodgers, Roy Ayers, Gloria Gaynor, Gill Scott Heron), John Pressley, vocals (Roy Ayers), Bill White, guitar, (Chaka Khan, Lonnie Liston Smith, Brian Jackson, Hall & Oats), Kenyatta Beasley, trumpet, (Shakira, Wynton Marsalis, Mary J Blige), Monte Croft, vibes (Gladys Knight, Smokey Robinson, Valerie Simpson). Steve Kroon, percussion, (Luther Vandross, Roberta Flack), Jonathan Quash, vocals (Mark Adams), Miya Bass, (Broadway), Roy Bennett, bass, (Bernard Perdie, Teddy Pendergrass), Donald Nicks, bass, (Roy Ayers, Tom Browne, Bobbi Humphrey), John Smith, guitar, (William Patterson, Bebe & CeCe Winans), Emanual Gatewood, bass (Moss Def, Diana Reeves).

1. Sweet Tears
2. Open Letter
3. Day Dreaming
4. Expansions
5. LLS groove
6. Don't Stop The Feeling
7. Talking Walls
8. Don't Look Back
9. Vibrations
10. Dre's World