XII

Brian Culbertson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 20, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 2010
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: GRP Records
• ASIN: B003MX5ORQ
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,317 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #17 in Music > Jazz > Soul-Jazz & Boogaloo

Editorial Reviews

Brian Culbertson commemorates his twelfth release with 12 new songs that continue to reflect his broad-ranging musicality and mastery of intimate moods. The titles swing from the rapturous metaphorically rich love ballad "Skies Wide Open" (featuring R&B singing star Avant), the sexy bedroom baby-maker "I Wanna Love You" (featuring singer/guitarist Ray Parker Jr.), the strings-kissed dance jam "Another Love" (featuring 21st century soul man Kenny Lattimore) and the cool club persuader "Out On the Floor" (featuring balladeer supreme Brian McKnight) to the slammin' attitude jam "Don't U Know Me By Now" (featuring powerhouse Faith Evans), a journey through the many moods of being entitled "That's Life" (featuring Earl Klugh who co-penned it along with fellow Detroit native Parker and Culbertson), a think piece on the meaning of it all titled "I Don't Know" (featuring spoken word enchantress Natalie Stewart of Floetry), and an all-out Go-Go party jam titled "Feelin' It" (featuring the man who put Washington, D.C. Go-Go Music on the map, Chuck Brown in addition to a comedic appearance by Sinbad). Four more instrumentals round out the album, including the lovely dreamscape "Waiting for You" and the incredibly funky "Stay Wit It" on which he takes a rippin' Moog solo.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

45 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great and Not So Great, July 26, 2010

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Bill Ross (Chicago, IL, US) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: XII (Audio CD)

I own everything that Brian Culbertson has ever done, and he's on my automatic purchase list. This new release, for the most part, delivers the goods. The instrumental tracks are 4-star outstanding tracks and a case could be made that this is some of his best work to date. My beef with this new release is the vocal tracks. First, he comes out of the gate with a gimmicky track featuring Sinbad in the intro and some incredibly lame and inane vocals by Chuck Brown. Here's an idea for ya Chuck...Shut Up!!! If the vocals would have been jettisoned from this track it would have been one of the killer tracks on the album, if not the best track. Brian, you need to understand that the music is timeless, but all this gimicky trash gets old really fast when you listen to the tracks repeatedly. Then there's a couple of bland R&B tracks. Look Brian, if I want to hear Kenny Latimore and Avant (I don't), I would buy their CDs. Why you want to be reduced to being a session player on 4 tracks of your own CD completely evades me. Why don't you release the vocal tracks as a side project "Brian and the Culbertones" or something like that, and just PLAY on your own CDs.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another One!, July 25, 2010

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S. Brown "Stevie B outside DC" (Prince George's County) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: XII (Audio CD)

Another good one from Brian Culbertson. Another reviewer used the word "consistent", which is definitely true, as in consistently good. Put it on and enjoy from start to finish.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brian!, August 22, 2010

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Jam 201 - See all my reviews

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This review is from: XII (Audio CD)

Brian is having fun!! From a fun,funky jazzy start on track 1 to a smooth middle tracks 2 thru 8 and a strong finish tracks 8,10 and 12!! Great cd!! If you have a Brian Culbertson cd chances are you're a fan or becoming one! I have 10 of Brian's cd! Why stop now! XII is worth it!! Jam on Brian!!!