Presence

Chuck Loeb - Presence

01/23/2007 | Heads Up 

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All Music Guide Review

Though he occasionally branches out into other styles, Chuck Loeb is at heart, a pop-oriented smooth jazz guitarist. Presence finds Loeb smack in the middle of his comfort zone. "Llevame" adds some Latin percussion and murmured female vocals, "The Western Sky" incorporates a vaguely new age synth wash, and "The Music Outside" flirts a bit with quiet storm R&B, but at heart, this is utterly straightforward smooth jazz with Loeb's laid-back, tasty soloing front and center. Even the pair of pop covers, Steely Dan's "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" and James Taylor's "Shed a Little Light," are transformed into showcases for Loeb's inimitable style. Unapologetically mellow and buffed to a high-sheen gloss, Presence is smooth jazz for folks who think they just don't make smooth jazz records like this anymore. ~ Stewart Mason, All Music Guide

Presence Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Good to Go
  • 5:17
  • Sound Clip for Good to Go from Presence


  • 2
  • Rikki Don't Lose That Number
  • 5:37
  • Sound Clip for Rikki Don't Lose That Number from Presence


  • 3
  • Window of the Soul
  • 4:07
  • Sound Clip for Window of the Soul from Presence


  • 4
  • Starting Over
  • 6:14
  • Sound Clip for Starting Over from Presence


  • 5
  • Llevame
  • 4:29
  • Sound Clip for Llevame from Presence


  • 6
  • Presence
  • 5:45
  • Sound Clip for Presence from Presence


  • 7
  • The Music Outside
  • 6:08
  • Sound Clip for The Music Outside from Presence


  • 8
  • The Western Sky
  • 5:04
  • Sound Clip for The Western Sky from Presence


  • 9
  • Hangin' with You
  • 4:26
  • Sound Clip for Hangin' with You from Presence


  • 10
  • Mr. Martino
  • 4:54
  • Sound Clip for Mr. Martino from Presence


  • 11
  • Shed a Little Light
  • 5:24
  • Sound Clip for Shed a Little Light from Presence


    • Credits of Presence

    • Dennis Wall
    • Engineer, Pre-Mastering, Mixing, Mastering
    • Dave Mann
    • Flute, Saxophone, Horn Arrangements
    • Chuck Loeb
    • Guitar, Drum Programming, Synthesizer Bass, Percussion Programming, Mixing, Editing, Keyboards, Producer, Fender Rhodes, Engineer

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