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REVIEWS!
5 out of 5 stars Organic & Appealing!
Reviewer: Smoothjazz.com Review
From the UK comes a swirling sound of electro-jazz mixed in with Afro-Latin grooves. Donald Dean (aka Dean) fuses ambient with soul to create this sensual project that is both appealing and aurally pleasing. FAMILY PORTRAITE is a big picture project about life and humanity with commentary running throughout that offers an opportunity for listeners to pause and reflect. The artist says, “There are not boundaries in music, the only limits are our own imaginations.” Dean’s imagination appears to be vast as he is the sole composer and producer on FAMILY PORTRAITE. If you’re a fan of Zero 7 or Air, you’ll totally get into Dean. “Summer Days” is a grand feat with top-notch engineering, tasty Fender Rhodes keyboards, alluring sax work, organic beats and a sizzling female vocal track. Other songs that stand out on this project include the soul stirring “Everyday;” the poignant “Storm A Brewin’” floats in a vocal layer over an industrial vibe (“it’s who we are, not where we’ve been”); the soulful “The Price We Pay” is an ambient piece that just may bring the hairs on the back of your neck straight up; and Dean’s sax work on “Magic” has a Van Morrison feeling to it reminiscent of Van’s own playing on songs like “Spanish Steps.” For us here in the U.S. Dean captures the Euro Chill sound with his soulful approach to electronica and nu jazz, creating a very organic sound that fits beautifully into our Smooth Lounge! ~SANDY SHORE
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So call me a fan already!
I admit the CTI Admin folks alerted me that Don Dean had set up house here and asked me to check his music out but they didn't have to worry about convincing me where it's concerned. I know quality flow when I hear it and I actually had experienced the joy of listening to Dean's music before. The first time, it made me think of certain songs by that fantastic group War, like what they might have sounded like if they had started making music in the year 2000. It made me think too about some early Santana and then some things I couldn't really identify but that I totally loved.
Dean gives us something like a full-bodied orchestral pop treat with smooth waves of warm Latino rhythms, sparkling African beats, and seductive jazzy fusion all mixed to create something totally original and irresistible. His sound is what I figure making good music is supposed to be all about...fresh and hot and kickin' it to the moon.
ILWM
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Family Portrait by Dean
If you are a fan of Zero 7, Donald Dean (aka Dean) is an artist worth listening to. Dean professes a kind of swash exuberance and soulful ambiance on Family Portrait. More importantly though, as sole producer and composer, Dean shines with his compositions herewith, and the result is a beautiful and convincing achievement. "Family Portrait" is shaped with Dean's eccentrically free overtones and robust sax work, and is an openhearted record full of truly inspirational moments.
Dean’s sax work on “Magic” is captivating, starting and ending with an incendiary sax solo, capturing the essence of the track and the entire LP itself. "Summer Days" is an epic work, tight and well arranged, straight "in-the-pocket" if you will, featuring tasty Fender Rhodes keyboards, alluring sax work, organic beats and a sizzling female vocal track (~SANDY SHORE from smoothjazz.com). Other outstanding tracks include two very soulful pieces, "Chance Encounter" and "Everyday". " Time" features a wonderfully eclectic arrangement and is a very strong track.
Over all, Dean boldly snaps choruses with amazing themes and contractive passages pertaining to life and humanity. Even more, the composer's free-form penchant and avant garde technique appears to be rooted upon a complicated but nevertheless discernible layout. This release is a captivating enterprise. Gorgeous...michael cantor
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Influences
Martin Luther King Ghandi John Lennon Marvin Gay Stevie wonder
Curtis Mayfield Gil Scot Heron Frank Zappa Jimmi Hendrix Pink Floyed Courtney Pine David Sandbourn Randolph Matthews Sassy(my dog)
Zerro 7 Nitin Sawhney 4 Hero Bugge Wesseltoft cinamatic orchestra thievery corparation
and anyone who understands that looking cool and being cool are not the same thing
Sounds Like
zero 7,air,the cinnamatic orchestra,nitin sawhaney,morcheba with latin/affro rythems and jazzy rock overtone
I could start this in the third party dean has played in BLAH BLAH BLAH but this is just me so lets keep it personal i have been in and around art and music all my life musicaly started with a formal education but it was not for me played in all musical genres and bands formned my own bands took them out on the road but found it to limmiting for me the only bounderies in life are our own imaginations so i started to produce and write my own material now i write produce and play all the instruments on all my own material inviting soulful vocalists to infuse my lyrics with life my aim is to forge a soundscape of electro/accoustic soul with jazzy/rock overtones and latin/affro rythems this page is dedicated to my music but you can view more of my art on my slide shows or visit my website to hear and see more of my work just click on the web link you can get my music mp3 by clicking on the links or go to my web to get the album and a free poster thats as near to a hard sell as i get
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there are many mansions inside my head
true not all the rooms are in the right places
still i would rather be me
because while you are locked in your virtual reality
i can see the sky and smell the see
the mirror may be cracked
but its still a reflection of me that i see
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LOL ...Everything is just fine Don! How are you? I was checking out all your sites for Christmas shopping :) and I thought your one site looked a little more informal, not so "for business purpose" I wanted to leave you a comment but couldn't cause I am not added as a friend on that page. Give Sassy a hug for me!
Every time that we listen or write music... play an instrument... dance... act in a play... or work in some audio/image/video engineering process... Something is healing inside...
When we share it with friends... Something is healing all over...
Thank You. I am proud of them. Means a lot when you're a single Mom. Always question if I am doing a good job. I am going to turn Bradley (my son) on to your site ...he's very much like you. Loves music but doesn't want to conform to formal teaching.
Thanks for adding me! The SoupyGato Show is a podcast featuring musicians of all genres. Click on my profile to hear the latest show or for submission information!