Search - Alex Bugnon :: As Promised

He's Back!

Tawana Hawkins | Akron, Ohio USA | 02/08/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The question is, with his talent, why does he stay away so long? This is an incredible cd. He has just about everyone who is anyone participating on this one. His interpretation of "All That I Can Say" with Christopher Williams on vocals is brilliant. Angie stone delivers on "Won't Be A Fool." The title song, "As Promised" featuring Gerald Albright on saxophone reinforces why Alex Bugnon continues to be my favorite jazz instrumentalist. Finally, Naima by John Coltrane will absolutely take your breath away. I promise this is a cd that will not disappoint you. ...As Promised. You'll be sorry if you don't buy this one! I expect to hear this all over radio very shortly."

I'm sure he could hang

Winston Chea Langley | Rhode Island , USA | 07/16/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Alex is a smooth jazz guy, but even though, you can tell by the way he plays that he could hang tough with some real jazz pianists. This guys stuff really grooves. I listen to cats like herbie, mulgrew miller, and danilo perez, but I would buy this man's stuff along with Joe sample."

Well Put Together

mkwill1 | London, United Kingdom | 08/24/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This album is not just smooth, but has a bit of a hard edge to it which I like. Alex B. does show that he can get his groove on, in this genre, with the rest of a star studied array of artists on this album - Gerald albright, Victor Bailey, Poogie Bell (drummer extraordinare!), Branford Marsalis, not to mention Angie Stone, Lala Hathaway, Christopher Williams - Mr Bubnon really couldn't really go wrong...From what I've heard, this is his best album to date and doesn't pretend to be anything else than the smooth jazz that it is - although I reckon that it's just a little more soulful and that the musicians are showing more of what they can do on this album than your regular "smooth jazz album".
A good album to have.One thing I'd say on the smooth jazz argument - I just wish people would just stop comparing smooth jazz artists with contemporary/straight ahead jazz artists. There are similarities, but I'm sure that they don't want to be compared with each other! They are different genres, one never claims to be the other, with the only similarities being the instruments played!Oh, and that main review (above) by Larry Nai, JAZZIZ Magazine - Angie Stone had the "sweet scatting" vocals on "Won't Be a Fool" .........Also Herbie H. took the flack for changing from straight ahead jazz to jazz fusion, smooth jazz artists are taking the flack for having the word "jazz" as the description of the music they play!! Buy it of you like it, leave it if you don't.Peace."