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Essence of Jazz Bringing You Jazz Vybe's & Urban Soul Classics. Contemporary Smooth Vybe's coming from Audio Caviar featuring George Duke from their 2007 Transoceanic release. (available for download on itunes).
Drummer-vocalist Ralph Johnson, an original member of Earth, Wind & Fire, and keyboardist-bassist-flugelhorn player Morris Pleasure comprise Audio Caviar along with Danish guitarist Steen Kyed. Initially conceived as a traditional jazz trio in a Copenhagen, Denmark recording studio, the project changed focus, expanded and added dimensions that resulted in an intrepid, inspired and comprehensive body of music that challenges, soothes, dances, and swoons. The level of musicianship on display is at the master's level. Johnson's astute rhythms perfectly accentuate Pleasure's multi-instrumental melodies and Kyed's nimble acoustic and electric guitar riffs. Impressive is how they seamlessly fuse traditional jazz, contemporary jazz and jazz fusion with an urban undercurrent and deftly deploy World Music nuances that add richness, color and depth to the intricately crafted tracks.