or iTunes Price: $9.99 Genre: Jazz Released: May 27, 2014 Customer Ratings (17 Ratings) |
Wild Heart – Mindi AbairCustomer ReviewsSomething Special (5 stars)Albums in this class don't come out very often. What immediately stands out is the sound. It's just so good. Then comes all of that personality Mindi puts into her sax. Wild Heart is all about going big and it is done to perfection here. I'm excited not just for this record but for the influence it will (hopefully) have on the jazz world and beyond. Buy this album!! SmoothJazz.com Review (5 stars) While saxophonist Mindi Abair has had her share of smooth hits, her live shows reveal that she’s a rocker at heart – and these past few years, she’s proven it by touring with Aerosmith and playing a benefit with Bruce Springsteen. While not fully abandoning her infectious melodic pop, on WILD HEART she amps up the power and plays with explosive abandon. Alternately keeping her identifiable horn and dreamy lead vocals front and center, IDK (3 stars) I feel like the sax rock missed the mark... It just didn't feel like rock with the sax. BiographyBorn: May 31, 1969Genre: Jazz Years Active: '00s, '10s Born on tour into a musical family, Mindi Abair was playing piano by the age of five. Within three years, she was playing saxophone and writing songs. She made her way through Berklee performing all kinds of music from jazz to rock and R&B. Upon moving back to Los Angeles, Abair started her own band. She also took on session work with artists as diverse as the Gap Band, Adam Sandler, Mandy Moore, John Tesh, Teena Marie, and the Backstreet Boys. During this time, she worked on creating her own...
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