Richard Elliot - This Could Be Real

Richard Elliot chose to go with the production expertise of Steve Dubin on his Chill Factor (1999), yet the silky, simmering soul influence of Paul Brown -- who produced the veteran saxman's previous hit, Jumpin' Off -- has stuck.

Where Elliot once routinely went for the jugular and blistering approach to his tenor, he lives up to this disc's name by bringing out some of his best hooks in a gentler, restrained mode.

In the past, you might never mistake an Elliot horn lick for one by the master of funky cool, Boney James, but he's in that zone from the first easygoing notes of the bluesy opening track "Moomba."

That's not to say he won't let out occasional gushes of the old intensity during certain break points in a tune; however, it has to be the right occasion, like wrapping around Tim Heintz's bouncy Rhodes and Rick Braun's sassy flügelhorn on the title track.

With other guests like Peter White, Elliot sets the example; rather than let White chime in with nylon string gymnastics, he instead asks the acoustic guitarist to simply embrace his gentle sax melody so tightly that you can hardly tell he's there.

The most remarkable evidences of the new, more mature Elliot are the low bass tone he uses on the smoky ballad "Deep Touch" (what Gerry Mulligan might have sounded like on tenor) and the elegant, folksy duet "Mikayla's Smile," where he picks up his rarely used soprano and wraps a loving melody around the swaying acoustic guitar harmony lines of Dwight Sills.

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• Contemporary
• Smooth
• Jazz
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• Could
• Be
• Real
• Chill
• Factor
• Siedah
• Garrett

[silviaslider09]

beautiful music, thanks so much for sharing!!! :D

[RobertoCastillo2184]

Thank YOU for your precious time, my friend. Have a nice weekend!

[essayon82]

thanks roberto for posting this cut with

sieda garrett i have not heard it in a long

time.thanks bro another lover of jazz..

[RobertoCastillo2184]

Thank YOU for stopping by, my friend. God bless!!!

[donnyragsdale]

i heard this song on xm love it!

[RobertoCastillo2184]

Hey. How nice you heard it. I took me years to get to listent to this song. In fact, I never knew who Richard Elliot was until now. Well, it's never too late, is it? Thank you for stopping by. Peace!!!

[LLLph]

so love Siedah Garrett's vocals on this...

[KaraMurphee]

Sounds like Keith Sweat Make It Last Forever, but Siedah can sing!  Nice song.

[10Purpleheart]

I super <3 this song!!!! :)

[mamamarilyn3]

I have always loved this song Richard Elliott can play he is one of the many great artist.

[livfreediempty]

I love this song...very romantic song!

[pumkin1785]

Hot track.....beautiful vocals ...sweet song!!!

@trhowell Thank you for the share.....superb!!!

@RobertoCastillo Thank you for the awesome upload!!! Thumbs up!!!

[melittagriffith]

This is the song that played when I met my husband to be when we met. It was great. I love this song.

[anacostia73]

this song what cause Richard to be known in the Smooth Jazz

[trhowell59]

Great track !Thanks for sharing ...

[miamiorlando1]

The person that hit dislike must have been kidding or in a coma. Ha ha...really..this is sweet music.

[patchkit01]

love it! 

[patchkit01]

tnx for sharing!