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Mikey's Waltz

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Houston first-call jazz guitarist Mike Wheeler has created an album that truly transcends the Straight-ahead - Smooth Jazz gap. MIKEY'S WALTZ is real jazz that's abundantly smooth without being sappy, and it's totally true to the Straight-ahead genre. This CD contains nine gems... five Mike Wheeler originals and four lush standards from the Great American Songbook, two of which ("What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life" and "I Wish I Knew") are solo performances. MIKEY'S WALTZ is beautifully lyrical, accessible music... at times introspective, at others gently swinging; yet always compelling. After studies at Berklee and the University of St. Thomas, Mike has made his mark on the Houston music scene, in both jazz and pop, as well as in education as a guitar instructor at the college and university level. Ably supported on this project by Pamela York on piano, Tim Solook on drums, and David Craig on bass, Mike Wheeler displays impressive guitar chops on what to my ear is an impeccable set of tunes. If you're a fan of the Joe Pass/Kenny Burrell swinging chordal style of jazz guitar, then you'll fall in love with Mike Wheeler's MIKEY'S WALTZ just like I have! ~SCOTT O'BRIEN

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