Turning Point by Jim Adkins

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Smooth Jazz | Mood Music

10 tracks | 43 minutes

Released Apr 2003
on Independant

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sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:38 Into The Storm lyrics FREE 04:38 Into The Storm lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:38 Into The Storm

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Instrumental smooth jazz with r&b grooves. Features hollow body, nylon and acoustic guitars

Editorial review

The hard part about entering the smooth jazz arena with great music and expectations and a new name is that, no matter your talent, you're going to have to suffer against all the attention given to the latest brilliant efforts by Lee Ritenour and Larry Carlton. Guitarist Ken Navarro has a knack for introducing some great talent on his Positive Music label, and Adkins -- whose label debut is produced by Navarro -- deserves a shot to play against the big boys. It's nothing terribly innovative, just well-played acoustic and electric melodies (sometimes with a swirl of both guitars), solid grooves, and -- matching the implied spirituality of the liner notes -- tasty touches of gospel (as on the crisp blues meditation "Get Over It"). The gentle Brazilian-tinged balm of "Just Chillin'" offers a simple taste of exotica. Most of the other tracks are of the picture-perfect smooth jazz variety, all well played and easy to hum along to with radio-friendly foremost on the mind. The best of these are the spirited title-track opener, the breezy acoustic funk gem "Into the Storm," and the thoughtful, kickback "Wind Dancing." Most of the tracks find a comfortable mid-tempo niche, but the closer, "Serenity," offers a nice cool down after higher levels of excitement. His challenge will never be making great music; it's finding airplay and consumer awareness among the monsters who've been dominating the charts for years. ~ Jonathan Widran, All Music Guide

Bio / Background

Turning Point is Jim's best work to date. The cut "Into The Storm" climbed into the top 40 of the National Smooth Jazz charts and spent several weeks there. This project was produced by smooth jazz staple Ken Navarro and features some of the best musicians in the country.

Jim is an award winning songwriter/guitarist. His most notable award was placing 2nd in the International BILLBOARD SONG CONTEST in jazz. He also won nine awards for compositions in a Va. based contest V.O.C.A.L.

Starting out as a rock style guitarist, his love for smooth jazz developed later when he heard guitarists such as Larry Carlton, Lee Rittenour and George Benson just to name a few. Since then he has been on a musical path releasing three cds in that genre. His guitar style is evident of rock, country, pop and jazz.

REVIEWS OF JIM'S MUSIC

1. " Adkins playing is clean and flawless. You can tell this guy knows how to write for the "smooth jazz" genre.

Jeff Charney, Contemporary Jazz.com

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