Part of the fun of exploring contemporary jazz is discovering fresh, previously unheralded but still deserving young talent, and the early 90s featured rookie charmer Powers, who played numerous instruments but was primarily a guitarist. The title of this Seattle native's thoughtful yet energetic debut is an apt description of his well focused improvisational runs on both acoustic and electric strings in between some in the pocket radio ready melodies and easy percussion base. Powers' obvious influences are George Benson ...
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Part of the fun of exploring contemporary jazz is discovering fresh, previously unheralded but still deserving young talent, and the early 90s featured rookie charmer Powers, who played numerous instruments but was primarily a guitarist. The title of this Seattle native's thoughtful yet energetic debut is an apt description of his well focused improvisational runs on both acoustic and electric strings in between some in the pocket radio ready melodies and easy percussion base. Powers' obvious influences are George Benson (this disc is Breezin' in every sense of the word) and Earl Klugh on the acoustic, as the simple sweetness of "Without a Klugh" makes clear. Yet there's also a little of Steve Laury's cool and crisp Fattburger lines. Yet another early smooth jazz indie artist who never did much after making quite an initial splash. ~ Jonathan Widran, Rovi
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