2007 Brian Simpson – Above The Clouds
Above The Clouds is the third album by Brian Simpson, released in 2007.
Brian Simpson is a contemporary jazz pianist and composer. He has released 9 albums as a solo artist, Above The Clouds, Simpson’s third album, features Michael Brecker, George Duke, Dave Koz, Chuck Loeb, Wayman Tisdale and Kirk Whalum as the primary artists in addition to Simpson. On Billboard, the album topped out at No. 21 on the top jazz albums, and on the top smooth jazz songs list, What Cha Gonna Do? topped at No. 9 and Juicy reached a high point of No. 21.
Tracks
1 What Cha Gonna Do? 04:02
2 Juicy 03:40
3 From The Hip 04:54
4 Let’s Get Close 04:33
5 One More Time 04:53
6 The Last Kiss 03:43
7 Fiona’s Song 04:31
8 Bali 04:36
9 Above The Clouds 04:12
10 Memories Of You 01:24
11 That’s Right 03:41
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | Alex Al |
| Bass | Larry Kimpel |
| Bass | Melvin Davis |
| Bass | Brian Bromberg |
| Guitar | Darrell Crooks |
| Guitar | Ray Fuller |
| Guitar | Tony Maiden |
| Acoustic Guitar | Ramon Stagnaro |
| Piano | Brian Simpson |
| Sax | Darren Rahn |
| Flugelhorn | Ron King |
| Flugelhorn | Jason Rahn |
| Flute | Darren Rahn |
| Trumpet | Ron King |
| Trumpet | Jason Rahn |
| Percussion | Brian Kilgore |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
Other Musicians
2 Juicy
| Sax | Kirk Whalum |
3 From The Hip
| Guitar | Chuck Loeb |
7 Fiona’s Song
| Sax | Dave Koz |
9 Above The Clouds
| Mini Moog | George Duke |
| Vibraphone | George Duke |
11 That’s Right
| Sax | Michael Brecker |
Liner Notes
Producer (Executive) – Frank Cody, Hyman Katz, Dave Koz
Arranged By – Brian Simpson
Engineer – Tom McCauley
Engineer (Drums) – Erik Zobler
Mastered By – Ron Boustead
Mixed By – David Rideau
Recorded By – Brian Simpson
Design – Greg Ross, John Schuning
Photography – Daniel Ray
Recorded At B2 Studios, Valley Village, CA
Recorded At Le gonks West, Hollywood, CA
Recorded At SOS Studios, New York, NY
Recorded At Studio B, Los Angeles, CA
Recorded At The Litter Box, Denver, CO
Recorded At Track Audio, North Hollywood, CA
Recorded At White Lightning Studios, Sylmar, CA