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West Coast Coolin'

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West Coast Coolin'
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 21, 2004
GenreJazz, smooth jazz
Length44:11
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerJames Poyser, Paul Brown, Norman Brown, Jay Dee, Malik Pendleton, Vikter Duplaix, Brian Culbertson, Herman Jackson
Norman Brown chronology
Just Chillin'
(2002)
West Coast Coolin'
(2004)
Stay with Me
(2007)

West Coast Coolin' is the sixth studio album by jazz guitarist Norman Brown, released in 2004 by Warner Bros. Records.[1] The album reached No. 3 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums, No. 5 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums and No. 24 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums charts.[2]

Critical reception

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AllMusic[3]

Woodrow Wilkins of All About Jazz wrote "The guitarist/vocalist is a master of the laid-back groove, successfully bringing together elements of smooth jazz and contemporary R&B. On West Coast Coolin' , Brown consolidates his reputation as a premier recording and performing artist with a collection of ten tracks—written and co-written by the leader—that push the idea of "chillin'" to new heights."[4]

Thom Jurek of AllMusic commented "Brown works with a host of producers, and his familiar smooth jazz underpinnings — derived more from George Benson and Hiram Bullock than Wes Montgomery these days — are present but not prevalent on most of the set. Instead, his slick nu-soul/nu-jazz singing style — identified by a thin whispery tenor — gets front and center on more than half the album's ten cuts."[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Might"Chalmers Alford, Eric Benét, Vikter Duplaix, Pino Palladino, James Poyser04:50
2."Up 'n' At 'Em"Christopher Bolden, Norman Brown, Wirlie Morris04:00
3."West Coast Coolin'"Christopher Bolden, Norman Brown, Wirlie Morris04:31
4."Missin' You"Christopher Bolden, Norman Brown, Wirlie Morris04:16
5."Come Over"Eric Benét, Vikter Duplaix, James Poyser04:27
6."What's Goin' On"Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye04:39
7."Let's Play"Christopher Bolden, Norman Brown, Wirlie Morris04:51
8."Right Now"Norman Brown, Brian Culbertson, Stephen Lu03:56
9."Angel"Malik Pendleton, James Poyser, James Yancey04:30
10."Remember the Time"Norman Brown04:11

References

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  1. ^ West Coast Coolin'. Warner Bros. Records. 2004.
  2. ^ "Norman Brown". Billboard.
  3. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. "Norman Brown: West Coast Coolin'". AllMusic.
  4. ^ Wilkins, Woodrow (2005-01-08). "Norman Brown: West Coast Coolin' album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2024-11-23.