Back to the Funk

EDITORIAL REVIEWS
In the contemporary world - where guitars and saxes reign supreme - flutist Bradley Leighton brings a fresh, new voice to this popular genre of music. Upbeat, funky urban grooves and the soulful, mellow sound of his alto flute.

REVIEW
Leightons funk is funk-lite as popularized by Kool and the Gang and Earth Wind & Fire -- Jazz Times, January 2006

While Leighton's session carries only memories of bygone era. succeeds in reminding that music remains the lifeblood of what inspires -- LA Jazz Scene, December 2005

loaded with inventive, inspired playing. my player this year, my recommendation get a copy for yourself -- Smoothjazz.com, January 2006

FROM THE ARTIST
Back in the seventies the sounds of jazz and funk regularly bumped up against each other. Saxes, trumpets and flutes mingled with synthesizers, electric basses and drum machines to fashion a new form of contemporary music that was satisfying to both listeners and dancers. Jazz artists like Bobbi Humphrey and Lonnie Liston Smith and the Cosmic Echoes crossed over to win favor with R&B crowds, while bands like Kool and the Gang and Earth, Wind and Fire brought their jazz roots to flower in the world of popular music. I was raised in those high spirited times and on Back to the Funk I join forces with veteran producer Allan Phillips to create an album that hearkens to the soulful sounds that filled the airwaves back in the day. I hope you enjoy it too.

ABOUT THE ARTIST
After releasing two critically acclaimed albums that veered from traditional and Latin jazz to a flirtation with R&B, Bradley Leighton decided to fully explore his passion for jazz-funk. His early influences - the Brecker Brothers, Earth, Wind & Fire and Tower Of Power - are apparent on Back to the Funk's robust horn arrangements that ricochet off of slamming funk beats while his alto flute angelically rises above the gritty grooves.

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