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Album Review: Cool Breeze

  • Artist: Bob Baldwin
  • Rating: StarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: June 17, 1997
  • Total Time: 57:26
  • Genre: Jazz

Review

The smooth jazz format has lent itself to an unfortunate trend towards sugary and fluffy generic album titles that hardly characterize the grit and energy of the music they represent. Boney James went the route with Sweet Thing and now Bob Baldwin's blandly titled but explosively executed Cool Breeze makes a strong case for not judging a disc by its cover. As with his independent City Sketches earlier this year, the keyboardist never quite approaches the free-for-all soul-fusion jam sessions which marked his early Atlantic albums, yet he throws enough aggressive, improvisational punches into these up-tempo romps to remind his old fans of the way he once pounded. Rather than crazed earthquakes, he gives us thoughtful, slickly produced tremors that lean towards gospel every so often. He also twists familiar pop hits like "Summer Breeze" and "Walk on By" into funky blue knots. His artful, no-frills jazz trio spins on "Cool Wind Blowing" and "I Give Unto You" make many of the other tracks seem overproduced and machine generated by comparison. While Baldwin knows how to balance electric and acoustic currents to great effect, he should consider stripping down like this more often in the future. Why hide behind smoke and mirrors when you have this much emotion to offer? ~ Jonathan Widran, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Give in to Love Bob Baldwin Bob Baldwin (5:00)
Summer Breeze Dash Crofts, James Seals Bob Baldwin (5:06)
Bahia Maria Bob Baldwin Bob Baldwin (4:56)
People Make the World Go Round Thom Bell, Linda Creed Bob Baldwin (5:48)
Ties That Bind Bob Baldwin Bob Baldwin (5:07)
Walk on By Burt Bacharach, Hal David Bob Baldwin (5:08)
Hot Fun in the Sun Bob Baldwin Bob Baldwin (5:00)
Vi's Pies Bob Baldwin, Chip Shearin Bob Baldwin (5:18)
Cool Wind Blowing Bob Baldwin Bob Baldwin (5:02)
I Give Unto You Bob Baldwin Bob Baldwin (6:12)
Be Encouraged Bob Baldwin Bob Baldwin (3:45)
Ties That Bind (Interlude) Bob Baldwin Bob Baldwin (1:04)

Credits

Bob Baldwin (Bass), Bob Baldwin (Piano), Bob Baldwin (Strings), Bob Baldwin (Arranger), Bob Baldwin (Drums), Bob Baldwin (Keyboards), Bob Baldwin (Producer), Bob Baldwin (Main Performer), Bob Baldwin (Loops), Bob Baldwin (Doops), Larry Coryell (Guitar (Electric)), Larry Coryell (?), Marion Meadows (Saxophone), Marion Meadows (Sax (Soprano)), Tony Lewis (Cymbals), Tony Lewis (Drums), Fred Vigdor (Sax (Alto)), Fred Vigdor (Sax (Soprano)), Wayne Warnecke (Mixing), Uwe Ommer (Photography), Grace Chang (Graphic Design), John Pinderhughes (Photography), Scott Eraas (Engineer), Dave Anderson (Bass), Tad Gulley (Cymbals), Tad Gulley (Drums), Danny Weiss (Executive Producer), Blake Gaines (Bass)
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  • Active: '90s
  • Genres: Rap
  • Instrument: Vocals Representative Album: "East Point's Greatest Hits"

Biography

A product of the same Georgia-based Dungeon Family crew which also gave rise to hip-hop acts including the Goodie Mob and OutKast, rapper Cool Breeze first surfaced during the mid-'90s, appearing on a series of soundtracks including Set It Off and Hoodlum. After scoring a hit with the infectious "Watch for the Hook," he released his debut solo LP, East Point's Greatest Hits, on Interscope in 1999. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
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Cool Breeze is a 1st generation Dungeon Family artist, and creator of the hip hop term, and subsequent song "Dirty South". The song is featured on Goodie Mob's 1995 debut lp "Soul Food", and the term has become the "unofficial" name for describing the hip hop nation's southern region. Cool Breeze has appeared on many Dungeon Family albums, and has appeared on songs with other artists such as Kurupt, Rick Ross, Lee Majors, Nivea & Eightball. In 2001, he joined up with two rappers from a group called Sniper Unit and became known as Freddie Calhoun. The name "Calhoun" derives from the street in the East Washingotn Neighborhood of East Point, GA, Calhoun Avenue. Calhound Avenue runs through Martel Homes and to surrounding outside streets. Cool Breeze makes references to Calhoun Avenue, Martel Homes, O.J. Hurd Homes, Cleveland Avenue, Washington Road, Stone Road, and other known East Point, GA locations throughout his rhymes.

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