Chris Botti, the exceptionally talented trumpet playing smooth jazz artist, has released the CD entitled Night Sessions and I have to say my iPod is currently loaded up with Chris Botti music and I'm looking for more.

Smooth Jazz fans, and in fact any music fan will love Botti's music as he is certainly a master mood setter.

I recently had a trumpet player, who is no slouch himself, tell me sounds like those generated by Chris Botti you're either born with the ability to produce, or you work your whole life trying to develop. I'd say that's pretty high praise from a fellow musician. Which ever the case is with Botti, he sure is incredibly smooth.

Night Sessions launches with a great track called Lisa and proceeds to only get better from there.

It's part of the work that I do but it seems a rare day when I get to listen to a CD on which every single song is good or better than the one before it. This CD is one of those rare CDs.

Contributing on the project is Jeff Lorber on keyboards, and a whole slew of other fairly notables.

Overall Night Sessions is an outstanding release. What I call, must have music. I give it two thumbs up. This is a CD any music fan can and will enjoy totally irregardless of genre preference. It's just simply good music and a must have. One of those that is completely void of any wasted time, as each track is absolutely superb.

The standout tunes on Night Sessions are Miami Overnight [track 2], Streets Ahead [track 3], and Light The Stars [track 10]. My SmoothLee Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 11, Through An Open Window. Very nice!

Release Notes:

Chris Botti originally released Night Sessions on October 30, 2001 on the Sony record label.

CD track list follows:

1. Lisa
2. Miami Overnight
3. Streets Ahead
4. Interlude
5. All Would Envy
6. Best Time
7. When I See You
8. You Move Me
9. Blue Horizon
10. Light The Stars
11. Through An Open Window
12. Easter Parade

To listen to samples of each song on Night Sessions by Chris Botti go to: Chris Botti CD - Night Sessions Samples