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| | Artist : Marcus Johnson | |
| | Album : Flo - For The Love Of Chill | |
| | Label : Three Keys Music Source : CD | |
| | Cat. No. : THK-CD-2055 Size : 69.22 MB | |
| ª Genre : Jazz StrDate: 2008-09-09 ª |
ª _ Quality : 184kbps/44.1khz/Joint Stereo RipDate: 2008-10-27 _ ª
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| | ôThe measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of | |
| | comfort and convenience,ö Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, | |
| | ôbut where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.ö | |
| | Throughout his 10-year career odyssey, jazz keyboardist, composer | |
| | and producer Marcus Johnson continues to stand steady and | |
| | unbowed. | |
| | | |
| | JohnsonÆs artistic journey with music reflects his | |
| | entrepreneurial spirit, his maverick approach to composing and | |
| | performing as well as his principled dedication to God, family | |
| | and community. | |
| | | |
| | His latest CD, ôThe Phoenixö (released July 2007) is aptly named | |
| | as the work represents JohnsonÆs struggle in building his brand | |
| | within the music industry and his conviction to rise above the | |
| | setbacks and disappointments. Widely lauded by jazz critics and | |
| | aficionados alike, ôThe Phoenixö is his best work yet. But then | |
| | again, Johnson, a ubiquitous performer and consummate | |
| | businessman, planned on delivering nothing less to his loyal fans | |
| | worldwide. | |
| | | |
| | At quick glance, observers note that JohnsonÆs previous five CDs | |
| | have all peaked in the top 20 of BillboardÆs Contemporary Jazz | |
| | charts for sales and predict that ôThe Phoenixö will surely rise | |
| | and eclipse that mark. | |
| | | |
| | During the past decade, Johnson has developed a reputation as a | |
| | stellar showman, wowing audiences with his emotive displays of | |
| | keyboard dexterity, while mixing his jazzy beats with R&B, go-go, | |
| | Latin funk, a taste of salsa and a sip of hip hop. ItÆs an | |
| | unbridled genre that has allowed him to cultivate both mature | |
| | smooth jazz fans as well as the younger urban-contemporary | |
| | audiences. | |
| | | |
| | Born in Ohio, Johnson was raised in Washington, D.C. and grew up | |
| | sampling a cornucopia of musical styles. His mother was a | |
| | classical pianist and his father purveyed the funk. After Johnson | |
| | witnessed his first live show û Earth, Wind and Fire û with his | |
| | father, his musical chariot was in motion. His step-father, using | |
| | his winnings from a Maryland Pick-3 Lottery game, bought Johnson | |
| | his first keyboard and the noodlinÆ began. | |
| | | |
| | With private lessons from an aunt and direction from his high | |
| | school music director, JohnsonÆs keyboard fetish flared into a | |
| | passion particularly knowing he couldnÆt sing nor rap. | |
| | | |
| | The young mogul soon began studying both contemporary and | |
| | traditional jazz and cites Thelonius Monk and Joe Sample as early | |
| | influences through high school and his undergraduate studies at | |
| | Howard University. While pursuing both a JD and MBA at Georgetown | |
| | University, Johnson decided to independently produce and | |
| | distribute his own album. The product, Lessons in Love (1997), | |
| | went on to sell 40,000 units, a phenomenal success for an unknown | |
| | artistÆs debut release. It also helped him launch his career as a | |
| | jazz musician and chief executive of Marimelj Entertainment Group | |
| | LLC (MEG). | |
| | | |
| | During the next decade, Johnson would release more | |
| | critically-acclaimed music: Inter Alia, Chocolate City GroovinÆ, | |
| | Coming Back Around, Urban Groove, In Person: Live@ Blues Alley; | |
| | Just Doing What I Do, Smooth Jazz Christmas, and In Concert For a | |
| | Cause. | |
| | | |
| | HeÆs shared the stage with many musical legends including Boney | |
| | James, Kim Waters, Peabo Bryson, Diana Krall, Eryka Badu, Peter | |
| | White, Miles Jaye, Rick Braun, Norman Brown, Chaka Khan, Arturo | |
| | Sandoval, Chuck Magione, Marion Meadows, Rachelle Ferrell, Mike | |
| | Phillips, George Duke and Jeffrey Osborne among others. | |
| | | |
| | And heÆs played at many of the worldÆs famous festivals and | |
| | venues including The Capital Jazz Fest, Bermuda Jazz Fest, | |
| | Atlantic Artscape, Huntington Beach Jazz Fest, The National | |
| | Smooth Jazz Awards and the John F. Kennedy Center for the | |
| | Performing Arts. | |
| | | |
| | Noting JohnsonÆs business savvy and musical ambition, Black | |
| | Entertainment Television (BET) founder and businessman Robert L. | |
| | Johnson (no relation) invested in MEG and became MarcusÆ business | |
| | partner. Under this partnership, MEGÆs label Three Keys Music û | |
| | based in the Washington, D.C. metro area û established its own | |
| | full-service recording studio, Studio 8121; and two music | |
| | publishing companies, Marimelj Music Publishing and Three Keys | |
| | Music Publishing. | |
| | | |
| | And now for the foreseeable future, Johnson plans to ôkeep doing | |
| | what I do. I love jazz and thereÆs a huge demographic of folk out | |
| | there that I intend to expose and let them know ôIÆm their man!ö | |
| | Johnson says humbly but confidently. | |
| | | |
| | Bringing jazz to the masses is a challenge that any lesser man | |
| | might wince as too daunting. But to Johnson, his faith, his music | |
| | and his ideas are the rock from which he plans to stand and raise | |
| | jazz steady and unbowed. | |
| | | |
| | Tracklisting: | |
| | | |
| | 01. Marcus Johnson - Plush 5:52 | |
| | 02. Marcus Johnson - Thrust Of Hope 7:01 | |
| | 03. Marcus Johnson - Latin Funk 5:27 | |
| | 04. Marcus Johnson - Gr8 State Of Mind 5:23 | |
| | 05. Marcus Johnson - Keep'n The Vibe 4:31 | |
| | 06. Marcus Johnson - Another Planet 4:07 | |
| | 07. Marcus Johnson - Movin' 6:12 | |
| | 08. Marcus Johnson - Let's Get Down 6:47 | |
| | 09. Marcus Johnson - Shalom 4:21 | |
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ª _ Total: 00:49:41 _ ª
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