Smooth jazz wins adherents by sticking to a predictable course, not by innovation.
A saxophonist like Kim Waters, then, attracts the label "the #1 saxophonist in Smooth Urban Jazz!" from his ability to bring a silky, straightforward interpretation to both known and new compositions, not by playing like John Coltrane.
The opener, "Step in the Name of Love," will be familiar to radio fans from R.
Kelly's hit version, while listeners with longer memories will appreciate a new version of Barry White's "Love's Theme." The majority of the material, however, has been written by Waters himself, from the mellow vibes of "Sunset" to the lengthy late-night groove of "All I Wanna Do (Is Please You)." Besides playing saxophone, Waters also helps out with the production and plays a number of other instruments.
He's joined by guitarist Wayne Bruce, keyboardist Dave Darlington, and several others, but this is mostly Waters' show.
It's only at the end of In the Name of Love that Waters stretches things out a bit, letting Davy D handle a remix of "The Ride." In the Name of Love delivers pretty much what fans have come to expect from Waters and the smooth jazz scene, and should please both fans and radio programmers.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Step in the Name of LoveR. Kelly | Kim Waters | Play | 05:55 | 13 MB | 39 MB |
| 2 | Sunset | Kim Waters | Play | 04:57 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 3 | In DeepDave Darlington, Kim Waters | Kim Waters | Play | 05:30 | 12 MB | 32 MB |
| 4 | Tell Me So | Kim Waters | Play | 05:01 | 11 MB | 31 MB |
| 5 | Love's ThemeBarry White | Kim Waters | Play | 04:27 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 6 | All I Wanna Do (Is Please You) | Kim Waters | Play | 06:46 | 15 MB | 41 MB |
| 7 | For the Groove in You | Kim Waters | Play | 05:04 | 11 MB | 31 MB |
| 8 | Cross My Heart | Kim Waters | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 9 | Alone With You | Kim Waters | Play | 04:29 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 10 | The Ride (Bonus Track) | Kim Waters | Play | 06:24 | 14 MB | 41 MB |
| 52 mins | 120 MB | |||||
| 52 mins | 335 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Barboza | Photography |
| 2 | Wayne Bruce | Guitar, Main Personnel |
| 3 | Carl Burnett | Guitar, Main Personnel |
| 4 | Dave Darlington | Audio Production, Composer, Drum Programming, Keyboards, Main Personnel, Producer |
| 5 | Tamara Delbridge | Make-Up |
| 6 | Brian Dunne | Drum Fills |
| 7 | R. Kelly | Composer |
| 8 | Chuck Loeb | Drum Programming, Drums, Engineer, Guest Artist, Guitar, Keyboards, Main Personnel, Mixing, Percussion Programming |
| 9 | Phil Magnotti | Engineer, Mixing |
| 10 | Charles Allen Smith | Vocals (Background) |
| 11 | James Waters, Jr. | Guitar (Bass) |
| 12 | Kim Waters | Audio Production, Composer, Keyboards, Main Personnel, Multi Instruments, Primary Artist, Producer, Sax (Soprano), Saxophone, Various Instruments, Vocals |
| 13 | Barry White | Composer |
| 14 | John Wujcik | Package Design |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |