Smooth jazz saxophonist Mindi Abair delivers a laid-back and sensual performance on Come As You Are. More pop than jazz, Abair plays mostly melody lines and the occasional bluesy aside. The album consists largely of dance- and groove-oriented numbers, although Abair does take some charming vocal turns on the mellow ballads "Every Time," "I Can Remember," and the Latin-inflected "You'll Never Know." To these ends, Abair has a soft and elfin voice reminiscent of the Cardigans' Nina Persson, and the combination of her vocals, sax chops, and cover girl good looks makes for a compelling package. Fans of similarly inclined artists such as Candy Dulfer and Dave Koz should find much to enjoy here. ~ Matt Collar, Rovi
Come as You Are
2004 | Grp Records
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CD
$15.99COME AS YOU ARE
09/14/2004
All Music Guide Review
Come as You Are Track Listing
Credits of Come as You Are
- Jamey Tate
- Drums
- Lance Abair
- Sax (Tenor)
- Stephen Marcussen
- Mastering
- Anatoly Rosinsky
- Violin
- John Sharpe
- Composer
- T.M. Stevens
- Guitar (Electric), Producer, Programming, Wah Wah Guitar
- Steve Sykes
- Engineer, Audio Engineer, Mixing
- Lee Thornburg
- Trombone, Trumpet
- Kevan Torfeh
- Cello
- David Woodford
- Sax (Baritone)
- Stan Sargeant
- Bass, Fretless Bass, Bass (Upright)
- Julie Rogers
- Violin, String Arrangements
- Mindi Abair
- Flute, Sax (Alto), Tambourine, Handclapping, Shaker, Horn Arrangements, Noise, Vocals, Sax (Soprano), Keyboards, Composer, Cymbals
- Chapman Baehler
- Photography
- Brett Banduci
- Viola
- Jeff Bender
- Photography
- Ken Takahashi
- Assistant Engineer
- Theodora Kuslan
- Release Coordinator
- Damien Shannon
- Assistant Engineer
- Elan Bongiorno
- Make-Up
- Matthew Hager
- Guitar (Acoustic), Bass, Percussion, Composer, Guitar (Electric), Keyboards, Programming, Vocals (Background), Handclapping, Noise, Producer, Horn Arrangements, Audio Production, Guitar Effects
- Lance Abair
- Sax (Tenor)
- Kelly Pratt
- Release Coordinator
- Hatsukazu "Hatch" Inagaki
- Assistant Engineer
- Eva Artema
- Hair Stylist
- Karen Guthery
- Horn Arrangements
- Dan Marfisi
- Guitar (Acoustic), Composer
- Patty Palazzo
- Cover Design
- Luis Conte
- Percussion
- Russell Ferrante
- Piano
- Steve Ferrone
- Drums
- Bud Harner
- Executive Producer, Ride Cymbal, Hi Hat
- Michael Landau
- Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
- Ricky Peterson
- Organ, Piano, Organ (Hammond), Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer












