Customer Reviews

Slow Dance

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I have listened to Smooth Jazz for a long time, and nothing has touched me quite like this album has. Navarro's guitar excellence has a certain sound that catches the ear and doesn't let go until the final track is done. The songs are well written, played, and leave you in suspense as to how awesome the next song is going to sound. Forget Barry White, this album is certainly one you want to have playing at home with that special someone because it will capture the mood for as long as the album plays.

THIS ALBUM TO DATE... IS THE BEST ALBUM I HAVE LISTNED TO IN A LONG TIME . KEN NAVARRO IS ONE OF THE MOST TALENTED MUSICIANS TODAY AND IT IS PROVEN WITH "SLOW DANCE" GORDON P.NEWARK N.J

I don't think 5 stars is enough for this album or more importantly, this artist.

This is the second Ken Navarro album I own (the first being the equally excellent "Island life") and to be completely honest, I don't know of anyone else who can put out a whole album's worth of excellent tunes from the opening to the closing track.

I plan to purchase his 'Best of.." except I might miss out on the gems that might not be included in it.

There are so many strong songs on this new Ken Navarro CD. I particularly like "Healing Hands", "Working It", "Shootin' the Breeze" and "Slow Dance" bit there isn't one song on the entire CD that I would skip over! I have 11 of Navarro's CDs and each one is first rate from start to finish. I also really enjoy the work of saxophonist Eric Marienthal throughout the CD, especially on the afore-mentioned track 5 "Shootin' the Breeze".

The only other Ken Navarro release I have is
'Old Friends: The Best of', a compilation of his
works when he was with his former record label.

'Slow Dance' took me a while to get into --
a very long while of repeated listenings, in fact.
Somehow most of the tracks are not as friendly or
sophisticated as some of those (for example,
'Only Love Can Break Your Heart', 'Compassion',
'Island Life') found in the aforementioned
greatest hits album.

Track 5 ('Shootin' The Breeze) is particularly weak,
no thanks to a repetitive and mildly irritating chord.
The album shows its strengths in the final four tracks
of its repertoire: 'Slow Dance', 'Meet Me at Midnight',
'Things We Never Say' and '28 (for Kristin)' --
four gems which are the CD's only saving grace.