Artist: Norman Brown
Genre: Smooth Jazz
Origin: USA
Released: 1992-2020
Quality: mp3, 320 kbps
Tracklist:
- 1992 - Just Between Us
- 1994 - After The Storm
- 1996 - Better Days Ahead
- 1999 - Celebration
- 2002 - Just Chillin’
- 2004 - West Coast Coolin'
- 2005 - The Very Best Of Norman Brown
- 2007 - Stay With Me
- 2010 - Sending My Love
- 2012 - Gerald Albright & Norman Brown - 24/7
- 2017 - Let It Go
- 2019 - The Highest Act Of Love
- 2020 - Heart To Heart
Grammy award-winning contemporary Jazz/R&B superstar Norman Brown has sold over 2 million albums in his extraordinary career and virtually lives at the top of the Billboard Contemporary Jazz charts. His charisma and versatility afforded him the opportunity to collaborate with a cross-section of Jazz & R&B superstars including George Benson, Brian McKnight, Rick Braun, Kirk Whalum, Chante’ Moore, Jeff Lorber, Peabo Bryson, Boney James, Miki Howard, and Gerald Albright. Jazz Times Magazine touts him as “a culmination of Jimi Hendrix and George Benson with some of Wes Montogmery thrown in.” Allmusic raves that Brown is “one of contemporary jazz’s brightest lights...a master player and improviser.” Udiscover Music named him one of the top “50 Best Jazz Guitarists Of All Time.”
Dubbed by George Benson as “one of the greatest, most articulate guitarists out there”, Norman Brown was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, and raised in Kansas City, Kansas, where he first picked up a guitar at the age of 8. Inspired by Jimi Hendrix and the Isley Brothers, it was his father's preference for the sound of Wes Montgomery that set Brown on his stylistic journey.
After high school, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue his musical career, attending the Musician's Institute in North Hollywood, where he taught for 12 years. Playing with his band in local clubs and drawing comparisons to George Benson. In1992, Brown burst on the scene and signed with Motown as their featured artist and launched the MoJazz label. He delivered his debut album, Just Between Us, and followed with the gold-certified, Soul Train and Gavin Radio Awards for After The Storm and Better Days Ahead which earned him the American Jazz Award.
With the critical acclaim and sales behind him, the talented musician made the leap to Warner Bros. and released Celebration, which first teamed him with producer Paul Brown. The follow-up, Just Chillin', earned Brown the much-deserved Grammy Award in the best pop instrumental category. That project was followed by his release West Coast Coolin', where Brown tested out his skills as a vocalist, a move that was embraced by the urban AC radio market and found him topping the charts.
In 2002, Brown debuted his smooth jazz supergroup with saxophonist Kirk Whalum and trumpeter Rick Braun, BWB, with the album Groovin'. In 2003, they released Human Nature, a tribute to Michael Jackosn, followed by their third album BWB. Moving over to Peak Records he recorded Stay with Me (2007), and Sending My Love (2010), A collaboration with saxophonist Gerald Alright earned a Grammy nomination for 24/7 (2012). Brown's audience has been expanding over the years. His compilation, The Very Best Of Norman Brown was one of the best-selling smooth jazz albums of 2005 and 2006.
Brown’s 2017 debut album for Shanachie Records Let It Go, has something for everyone, whether an R&B fan or a jazz aficionado. The Highest Act Of Love followed in 2019 ending the year ranked #3 on Billboards Contemporary Jazz chart. Norman’s third album Heart To Heart (2020) is a gorgeous collection of originals that fuse the best elements of Jazz, R&B, Blues, Pop and beyond.
Armed with the knowledge of who is as an artist, Brown’s ever-growing fan base, whom he affectionately calls “Normantics”, affirm the adoration and respect Norman Brown holds amongst his peers.
