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<!-- #thumb --> <p>When I think of smooth jazz, the first person that comes to mind is guitarist Norman Brown. Norman’s penchant for incorporating stellar musicianship with groove-oriented compositions has proven to be a formula for a very long and successful career.</p>
<p>A native of Shreveport, Louisiana, Brown first picked up the guitar when he was 8. He was initially inspired by the rock/blues pyrotechnics of Jimi Hendrix and was soon drawn into the web of the pioneering jazz giant, Wes Montgomery, his father’s favorite artist. I didn’t pickup on the Hendrix influence, but there is no mistaking the Montgomery effect. Add George Benson to the mix and you end up with a very savory musical blend.</p>
<p>My first introduction to Mr. Brown was while watching a video of his band that was submitted for a TV talent show on BET in the early 1990’s. I really didn’t make the connection until several years later. The movie <i>Passenger 57</i> end credits were rolling and there was this amazing arrangement of Stevie Wonder’s <i>Too High</i> that was playing and I said “Who is <i>that?”</i> I set glued to the tube to find out and it was none other that Norman Brown! That very day, I went shopping for his debut project, <i>Just Between Us</i> and have been hooked ever since!</p>
<p>Alright….sit back, relax and enjoy the smooth jazz stylings of Norman Brown.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obntcMCGyOc"><center><span class="youtube">
</span></center></a> (Working with Stevie and Boys to Men on his debut project? Wow!)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tq-KBytcwo"><center><span class="youtube">
</span></center></a> (Crusin’ down the highway…)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jlGvm3-bgU"><center><span class="youtube">
</span></center></a> (Don’t get a speeding ticket!)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMsJxDAjaDE"><center><span class="youtube">
</span></center></a> (Ala Benson!)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7Ksooi28bQ"><center><span class="youtube">
</span></center></a> (I’d look like I’m having fun if I was this good, too!)</p>
<p>Norman Brown is a virtuoso, a blast to experience live in concert and has a smile that is just as infectious as his music. Thank you, Norman, for putting the “smooth” in smooth jazz!</p>
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<p>A native of Shreveport, Louisiana, Brown first picked up the guitar when he was 8. He was initially inspired by the rock/blues pyrotechnics of Jimi Hendrix and was soon drawn into the web of the pioneering jazz giant, Wes Montgomery, his father’s favorite artist. I didn’t pickup on the Hendrix influence, but there is no mistaking the Montgomery effect. Add George Benson to the mix and you end up with a very savory musical blend.</p>
<p>My first introduction to Mr. Brown was while watching a video of his band that was submitted for a TV talent show on BET in the early 1990’s. I really didn’t make the connection until several years later. The movie <i>Passenger 57</i> end credits were rolling and there was this amazing arrangement of Stevie Wonder’s <i>Too High</i> that was playing and I said “Who is <i>that?”</i> I set glued to the tube to find out and it was none other that Norman Brown! That very day, I went shopping for his debut project, <i>Just Between Us</i> and have been hooked ever since!</p>
<p>Alright….sit back, relax and enjoy the smooth jazz stylings of Norman Brown.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obntcMCGyOc"><center><span class="youtube">
</span></center></a> (Working with Stevie and Boys to Men on his debut project? Wow!)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tq-KBytcwo"><center><span class="youtube">
</span></center></a> (Crusin’ down the highway…)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jlGvm3-bgU"><center><span class="youtube">
</span></center></a> (Don’t get a speeding ticket!)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMsJxDAjaDE"><center><span class="youtube">
</span></center></a> (Ala Benson!)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7Ksooi28bQ"><center><span class="youtube">
</span></center></a> (I’d look like I’m having fun if I was this good, too!)</p>
<p>Norman Brown is a virtuoso, a blast to experience live in concert and has a smile that is just as infectious as his music. Thank you, Norman, for putting the “smooth” in smooth jazz!</p>
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