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Simply Stated by Ronny Smith
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fave it Smooth Jazz | Contemporary urban
9 tracks | 35 minutes
Released Apr 2007
on K&A Music Group
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:01 Bossa Awhile lyrics BUY MP3 04:01 Bossa Awhile lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:01 Bossa Awhile
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:10 Chillin After Eight lyrics BUY MP3 04:10 Chillin After Eight lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:10 Chillin After Eight
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:15 Majorca (remix) lyrics BUY MP3 03:15 Majorca (remix) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:15 Majorca (remix)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:50 Josey lyrics BUY MP3 03:50 Josey lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:50 Josey
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:15 Laid Back (remix) lyrics BUY MP3 04:15 Laid Back (remix) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:15 Laid Back (remix)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:50 She's So Special (remix) lyrics BUY MP3 03:50 She's So Special (remix) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:50 She's So Special (remix)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:38 Simply Stated lyrics BUY MP3 03:38 Simply Stated lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:38 Simply Stated
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:27 Fallin in Love with Jesus lyrics BUY MP3 04:27 Fallin in Love with Jesus lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:27 Fallin in Love with Jesus
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A smooth jazz artist who demonstrates eclectic jazz guitar techniques and a diverse mix of tunes, including Bossa-flavored grooves, funky jams, and smooth ballads
Editorial review
The title of this still inexplicably under the radar electric funk guitarist's fourth release makes it easier to say the obvious--simply stated, this is uptempo, grooving smooth jazz at its finest, and on par with recent works of genre superstars like Jeff Golub and Norman Brown. His bio says he's been a longtime proud member of the Army band, and our servicemen are no doubt in high morale listening to Smith's mix of buoyant, percussive gems (the bubbling over "Laidback Remix") and easygoing romances ("She's So Special Remix)." These two tracks are no doubt reworkings of previously released tracks, but are good primers for listeners new to the Smith experience. He gets the toes tappin' George Benson and Norman Brown style from the get go, as "Bossa Awhile" leaps off with a bright, wild, just slightly Brazilian sensibility. Smith then takes it easier with a chillout type tune (featuring a prominent bass and trumpet line) and edges more exotic on "Majorca Remix." Smooth jazz in the mid-2000s had a slight overkill of cover tunes, but his thumping take on Steely Dan's "Josie" is still worthwhile. He also shows off his heartfelt spiritual colors on "Fallin' In Love With Jesus," a beautiful Jonathan Butler composition that is a staple of the writer's live set but is not on any of his secular CDs; the vocal by William Banks doesn't have the intensity of Butler's original recording, but the sentiment is unmistakably glorious. Smith's noble dedication to his calling in the Army is perhaps what's keeping him from entertaining the masses, but this CD will go a long way towards breaking him through to larger genre acclaim. ~ Jonathan Widran, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
Guitarist Ronny Smith has performed as a backup musician a wide range of artists from a variety of schools of musical thought, including the Marvellettes Melba Moore, and jazz drummer Bobby Durham. Ronny has performed as a guitarist for various Army bands in Europe, Texas, Washington D.C., Maryland, and Delaware and with various University Jazz bands, including the University of Maryland, Morgan State University, MD, and Elizabeth State University, NC. Ronny continues strive forward building accomplishments and career builders Baltimore, MD - Maryland's charm city, Ronny Smith was born. Acquiring his first stringed instrument, Ronny spent his time playing by ear, while listening to musicians such as Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, and George Benson who provided the influences. Throughout junior high and high school, he continued to play and enhanced his initial skills by learning to read music.
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