Customer Reviews

Love Songs

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I am new to Jazz conniseuring(Spelling). I have to say this cd is a really wonderful investment. Warrens Vocals are ok..but do not fit in on the cd.."Sax in the city" is a great mixture of emotional/musical talent.

If you like the wonderful sound of a sax you want this CD? On this CD you'll here Jazz, HipHop, Rock, Soul, Latin and more. To sum it up this kat's music is HOT.

I really liked Hill's previous cd and did not hesitate to purchase this new release.

But it's really a big disappointment: hollow, absolutely not imaginative or new (indeed, and even if that was his choice, the cd is full of cover versions of well-known songs), like in most of his recent releases, Hill insists on singing (instead of concentrating on his very good sax playing) and he should leave this to REAL singers.

The choice of the covers lacks any ambition or creativity and, as usual when artists want to do cover versions, they actually make you run to listen to the original versions.

Funnily enough, the only interesting track is the first one, an original song...

This cd sounds like a (good sounding) demo tape of a top 50 cover band.

Please try harder next time!

It takes real guts to step out of the box...This cd was an adventure into other venues of music. I play sax, so I was interested in what Hill did on this cd. Its great .

Sometimes, I read reviews and wonder whether the reviewers actually ever listen to the CD or if they are even reviewing the correct CD. Whether you like Hill's vocals or not should not be a deciding factor for this CD. As a factual matter, Hill performs vocals on this CD on only two tracks, "Can't get You Out Of My Head" and the tribute to his baby girl, "Olivia". The remaining vocal tracks are sung by either rapper Sean Holland, also known as "Novacain" ("Mr. Magic" and "Master Thief"), Ellis Hall, ("Easy") and/or Joaquin "Quino" McWinney, ("Why you Got To Worry?"). If you are a fan of Hill's vocals, skip this and go directly to his release "Love Songs". While, there is no disputing the fact that Hill is an accomplished sax player, the variety of singers and the mix of rap and jazz is not to my liking and makes the CD inconsistent. Guest appearances are put in on the disc by Larry Carlton on the rehash of Lionel Richie's "Easy", trumpeter Chris Botti on three tunes and Eric Marienthal with his tenor sax on "Mambo 2000".

Not sure about some of the tracks on this CD. The track "Sax in the City" is a masterpiece of sax playing and a great song. For this track alone, will go see Warren Hill in person when he comes to Chicago for WNUA (95.5 FM).

This is an awesome and excellent CD. I really love and enjoy it. Truly one of his best works and just a great purchase. Every track is good,and of course the delivery time was excellent as well.

This is a great CD. I was looking specifically for a song to play in a friend's wedding. The bride's request was for a song to be played on the saxaphone. I heard Warren Hill's rendition of "Sax in the City" on XM Radio and knew that was the song. A few calls and e-mails to XM revealed the name of the song and the artist. The CD is great and a welcome addition to the collection.

This man was given a wonderful gift of music and he did not disappoint his creator..iam very pleased to say that this album is another example of his love and passion for his craft.He may not be the greatest vocalist but he is authentic and for me thats worth 5 stars.

Smooth, relaxing. And I do like Warrens voice! Mmmmmmmega!