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Kevin Toney Smooth jazz keyboardist Kevin Toney's long-awaited third album is "Extra Sensual Perception", his debut for Shanachie. It brings outstanding arranging skills and sparkling keyboard work to a irresistible set of state-of-the-art smooth jazz grooves. Special guests include Kirk Whalum, Gerald Albright and Ray Parker, Jr. Born 01/01/1953 in Detroit, MI. His two first solo-albums are 1994 Lovescape (Ichiban) 1995 Pastel Mood (Ichiban). He is also a member of the group blackbyrds. Jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd (b.12/09/32, Detroit, MI) put together this R&B/fusion instrumental crew of students in the early '70s. The lineup was: Allan Curtis Barnes (b.1949, Detroit, MI) (reeds); Barney Perry (b.1953, Buffalo, NY) (guitar); Kevin Kraig Toney (b.1953 Detroit, MI) (keyboards); Joseph Hall, III (b.1954, Washington, D.C.) (bass); Pericles Jacobs, Jr. (b.1951, Washington, D.C.) (percussion); and Keith Killgo (b.1954, Baltimore, MD) (drums). Their albums were big hits in urban contemporary circles (City Life, Unfinished Business, and Action went gold). Donald Byrd reformed the Blackbyrds in the spring of 1994 and returned to the studio, with plans for a forthcoming release. He has played together with many others artists like Marlena Shaw, Andrew White,David Newman, Brenda Russell, Sharon Redd, Two Tons, Hugh Brodie, Paul Jackson Jr., Craig T. Cooper, Bobby Humphrey and more. "Keyboardist / composer Kevin Toney paints a picture of lyrical elegance." -Jazziz -Urban Network More info: http://allmusic.com/cg/x.dll |
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