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Donna R. (donnaleigh) from DYSART, IA
Reviewed on 6/19/2011...

Love it! I want more of his CD's!

INCREDIBLE MUSIC!

Christine Purden | Woodland Hills, CA United States | 05/15/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Although my words may be redundant of others who have reviewed this CD, I find this artist and his style of playing awesome! This is a musician who not only plays great guitar and writes his own music, but he also has a beautiful voice and his own unique scat-style of singing. The song, "I Know" is probably one of the most beautiful love songs I've ever heard - actually choked me up the 1st time I heard it. A must-have for those who love the format of contemporary jazz."

You Have to Give This Guy a Listen

George Weigel | Mechanicsburg, PA USA | 06/03/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"It's true that sometimes a lot of smooth-jazz players get into a format and all start to sound alike. If you like the format (which I do), it's not that big a deal because nothing is going to sound all that bad. But if you haven't heard Steve Oliver, you really should give this album and his second effort, "Positive Energy," a try. He's not only a tremendously talented guitar player, but his singing style is fresh... kind of a blend of R&B, Latin love singer, scat and Al Jarreau. I'm really shocked that anyone who likes jazz or smooth jazz would not rate this a 5-star. Even my wife and teen daughter really liked this effort, which crosses over into two other distinctly different musical tastes. It's rare that any artist sounds great to three different people with three different music tastes. I don't buy a ton of music, but I'll be buying every album Steve Oliver does. In fact, that's why I'm even online writing this... I was checking to see if he's come out with a third album yet."