Dave Koz & Friends perform "Always There" (live!) from Summer Horns

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SAXOPHONIST DAVE KOZ TURNS UP THE HEAT WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM HIS FRIENDS: GERALD ALBRIGHT, RICHARD ELLIOT AND MINDI ABAIR
Eight-time GRAMMY® nominee Dave Koz remembers a time when the summers lasted forever, and the most popular rock, R&B, soul and funk bands of the day were propelled by high-octane, richly arranged horn sections. Indeed, from the late 1960s through the '70s, bands like Sly & the Family Stone, Tower of Power, Earth Wind & Fire, Chicago, Blood Sweat & Tears and other brassy juggernauts of the era ruled the airwaves and opened his young ears to the saxophone's limitless possibilities as a solo instrument as well as a collaborative voice with the trumpet and trombone.
Four decades later, Koz has assembled three of his most talented and trusted colleagues -- Gerald Albright, Richard Elliot and Mindi Abair -- to revisit this golden age with new arrangements of classic songs from this period in the history of popular music. Dave Koz and Friends Summer Horns, produced by Paul Brown (Al Jarreau, George Benson, June Tabor, Boney James), is a collaborative effort that throws the spotlight on four high-profile saxophonists, and augments the team with several other equally talented musicians and vocalists. Summer Horns, set for release on June 11, 2013, on Concord Records, turns up the heat just in time for the summer tour season.
"The first album I ever bought was Back To Oakland, the 1974 recording by Tower of Power," says Koz. "I've always been fascinated with that sound. There are few things in music that are as exciting as the energy that comes from a really tight horn section. Over the years, that sound has graced some of the greatest records of all time by bands like Sly & the Family Stone, Earth Wind & Fire, and so many others. That's what Gerald, Richard, Mindi and I are recreating on this recording."
In addition to the four-member front line of saxophones, Summer Horns also includes guest appearances by trumpeter/flugelhornist Rick Braun, trombonist Brian Culbertson, and three seasoned vocalists: Michael McDonald, Jeffrey Osborne and Jonathan Butler.
But Summer Horns is just as much about the arrangers as it is about the musicians, says Koz. "We were very lucky to have horn arrangers on this project who wrote charts for a lot of those landmark records that I remember," he says. "That includes Greg Adams, who was the chief horn arranger for Tower of Power during its heyday, and Tom Scott, who is not only a fantastic saxophonist in his own right, but also wrote charts for Michael Jackson, Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, and so many others. We also had Gordon Goodwin, who is more of a modern-day horn arranger with his own Big Phat Band."

[@markyuells7175]

Am I the only person that wants to hear this genre on radio?

[@nickwilmoth7881]

Oh no I would like that too my brother guess we'll have to start a radio station haha

[@stevenmaylor]

I remember meeting Dave Koz in Kansas City one while Touring with the late Little Milton Campbell

[@gilnicbobby]

I don't normally like "smooth jazz" but that was awesome!

[@eriks8382]

I dont blame you. buncha dorks flailing around the stage

[@gregorytrane7828]

They played together not in competition with each other. Great team effort and great talented rendition !!

[@rishi-eq8kx]

I love the spirited saxophonists and the musicians on stage......every one is so talented and makes this compositions so passionate and pleasant to the light listeners like me. Thanks for the video.

[@rishi-eq8kx]

Wonderful ! Thanks ....for making it so classy for a keen listener like me.....

[@harjindersingh4407]

Freaking funky... Love those horns!!

[@nickwilmoth7881]

WELL YEAH WITHOUT SAYING DUH ISN'T THAT AWESOME IT'S A TRIBUTE TO RONNIE LAWS PRESSURE SENSITIVE 1975

[@empireentertainmentevents1353]

I was almost SPEECHLESS after watching this!! BRAVO!

[@Treydawg5]

Love the damn song this is so smooth and can dance to it

[@theretiredfreak]

Cannot wait for the Summer Horns II release!

[@tommo3378]

Great drummer

[@guitarplayer8627]

Love This.

[@ScaryDairy15]

This is the horn section babies and I love them always

[@markyuells7175]

TONE, TONE! Yessiree!!

[@violetavikajeremic3932]

MASTERS !!!!!

[@lucienemoura4945]

Sensacional! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@Sam-hf8nq]

Killin' it!

[@markyuells7175]

YES!

[@QuantumOfSolace1]

Bad ass! Great idea!!

[@danielromulo6602]

Quarteto fantastico

[@az_andy451]

This is amazing!! WOW

[@user-nj7md7zo2v]

Very comfortable after listening to the mood

[@michaeljonathas5233]

Wonderfull

[@joyceshepherd2768]

That was a great show when they came to Houston. Loved it!

[@valdir5201]

satisfação todas as vezes me emociono ao ver lindas performances

[@valdir5201]

sem palavras

[@wolfgangradochla6174]

was für eine große KLASSE !

[@gregstopa5092]

Amazing performance. The Biggest bosses of saxophone

[@arseniolupin5531]

Musicisti bravissimi, super🎖️🎖️🎖️

[@bluet6898]

Fantastic saxophonists - what lungs too.

[@alfredvalrie5541]

Jammin!

[@crystalbrown2621]

YESSSSS

[@arseniolupin5531]

Super 👍👍👍

[@AndiGrage-ub3hd]

Footage from their performance at Java Jazz Festival - Jakarta, Indonesia

[@Stubummer]

Top Notch

[@markyuells7175]

Yupp!

[@valdir5201]

me desculpem não sei falar inglês mas amo smooth jass

[@arseniolupin5531]

Sono assolutamente beautiful

[@charlesdenton3484]

smooth players

[@madelynmole439]

If I could go back and do it all over I would be born Mindi Abair or at least have he talent, alas my only talent is my words

[@jimbosan710]

No, you have NO talent.

[@woody95124]

sOUNDS KILLLER!

[@v.dargain1678]

I need to practice some more . Y'all go !

[@stevenmaylor6972]

AWESOME THOSE CATS PLAYED THEIR ASSES OFF

[@jimbosan710]

No! Asses like you posted.

[@darcyhoward1282]

Check out Rick Braun and his always there song they blow you away 😁

[@miles-178]

who´s the drummer?

[@MonaMarMag]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤👍

[@v.dargain1678]

I guess I can handle another day with covid-19 in it , I just got my dose of Dave Koz .

[@greggodom9908]

Who is the bass man on this cut????

[@imbees2]

Git it

[@imbees2]

Where’s Ronnie laws?

[@lisabullock7461]

I like Dave but Ronnie Will ALWAYS own this song..........

[@Magus5by5]

Lisa Bullock Yes! This version is good. Incognito does it better. It's the new standard. Everybody plays it but the original is still the best.

[@greggodom9908]

Please tell me who is the Bass Man

[@user-wz5bu6mu7e]

มายูและอาโกวเถื่อน

[@imbees2]

Playing the original Ronnie laws song.

[@darcyhoward1282]

No one didn't really solo man that is disappointing especially on a side like that. You should listen to Braun and his friends on the same song😁

[@nickwilmoth7881]

Hope you all got that if you didn't I curse my returning Android bad phone I CALL IT , " BAD ROBOT " ...?

[@markyuells7175]

Ronnie Laws?

[@Sam-hf8nq]

Yes! Haven't heard that song in years. Great rendition, eh?

[@josephhagan9017]

Too too righteous!

[@larryburns5805]

Certainly not a competition, we all know Mr. Albright would rip apart the saxophonists apart with his unique riffs...But um, excellent show otherwise!

[@edwinmontgomery1182]

I'm a huge Albright fan and favor him too but there is a reason this is called Dave Coz and "Friends."

[@richardhebert5154]

Did Mindi or her ancestors ever spell her last name Hebert (pronounced A-bear)?

[@gurugusguru9724]

movimientos ridiculos

[@funkydrumr2002]

This has got to be the worst thing that I have ever seen. And I have seen all of the "Faces of Death" movies.

[@sreadkidd9000]

@kathy Harmon ❤