Closer to Home [Import]

Courtney Pine | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 19, 1992)
• Original Release Date: May 19, 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Ume Imports
• ASIN: B0000046JV
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #388,311 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A word of warning to "jazz" fans, March 29, 2008

By 

David J. Ohanlon "David J OHanlon" (Lilyfield, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Closer to Home (Audio CD)

This album has British saxophonist Courtney Pine really coasting - smooth & mellow with a predominance of synthesisers & drum programming with no real "blowing" or hard edges. Very, very reminiscent of Kenny G with some synthesised reggae inflections & also some rather schmaltzy vocal work. If you like that sort of thing, fine, but in my humble opinion "smooth" jazz like this just isn't worth the time or money, given the abundance of truly high quality, inventive jazz available.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, July 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Closer to Home (Audio CD)

This is the first album I heard from Pine. It brought me from the reggae to the jazz, then on to the spiritual in the album: "To the Eyes of the Creators." Closer to Home is the most uplifting of his albums. Courtney Pine is definite one best and most diversed, ever. The "key" is his spirit.