The Hear and Now by William Woods

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Jazz Fusion | Smooth Jazz

12 tracks | 49 minutes

Released Sep 2006
on Whaling City Sound

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An edgy brand of smooth jazz filled with beauty, passion, grace and energy.

Editorial review

The brilliant keyboardist/composer's "day job" as a radiation oncologist has created an intense dichotomy of positives and negatives for his musical career. On the happy side, William Woods earmarked half the proceeds of his previous CD, 2005's Every Part of Me, to the American to the American Cancer Society, and half the profits from The Hear and Now to Habitat for Humanity. The negatives for this Smoothie Award winner? Maybe less time to get out and promote his music -- which stacks up smartly against smooth jazz legends David Benoit, Bob James and Brian Culbertson -- and get out and jam. And jam he does on throbbing old-school funk-jazz numbers like "Not Suitable for Children" and the slightly more easygoing "Pangaea," which features some of the disc's jazziest piano runs. "Listen to This" launches the collection with an exquisite Fourplay-esque blend of spirited, high-register piano elegance and bounce. The next track, "Getting' Dirty," doesn't quite live up to its title, being as refined as it is, but it fits right in the pocket as a radio-friendly, silky-bluesy, mid-tempo soul ballad (enhanced by Jeffrey Scott Wills' passionate sax). At the time of this release, Woods' Myspace page listed Bob James and Herbie Hancock as his top "friends." It's easy to see why those legends are fans. On this superior, edgy yet beautiful effort, he's effortlessly carrying the torch that they lit. ~ Jonathan Widran, All Music Guide

Bio / Background

The past few years have been very good for adult contemporary pianist/composer William Woods . His second CD, ‘Cobalt Blue’, was released to critical acclaim and picked up a Smoothie Award along the way. In addition, the first track lifted for radio play, ‘Blue Me Down’, was included by WJZW DJ Al Santos in his 2004 Top 50 Year End Countdown. His third release, the Top 40's ‘Every Part Of Me’, his first on the Whaling City Sound label received rave reviews including JazzTimes, spent four months on the smooth jazz charts and was featured on the Music Choice cable network. Building on his success and momentum, his fourth and most compelling CD to date, 'The Hear and Now' on Whaling City Sound was released in September 2006.

Given that he is the son of professional violinist Lee Kanter, it’s not surprising that Woods, who was born in Englewood, New Jersey, started out on strings.