Check out
Steve's new digital
EPK for his new all vocal release, "
Pictures &
Frames".
After a
Decade and a Half of #1
Billboard Jazz Instrumental Hits, the Multi-Talented
Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist
Goes Full On Adult Contemporary With 'Pictures and Frames,' His
First Ever All-Vocal
Album
Perfectly capturing the soul-searching music of our times and the universal sense of wonder human beings have been contemplating since the beginning of time,
Steve Oliver (www.steveolivermusic.com) follows a dynamic decade and a half of #1 instrumental Billboard Jazz hit making and global touring by asking the simple but resonant question "Why?"
The soulful, thought-provoking track, the lead single from the multi-talented singer, songwriter and guitarist's first ever all-vocal
album, Pictures and Frames, is currently shipping to
Pop Contemporary stations nationwide.
It's Oliver's first official venture into the pop format after nine albums and over 15 years of dominance on the Billboard
Contemporary Jazz chart. Oliver has always sprinkled a few pop/
R&B; vocals into his instrumental albums -- but "Why" and many of the other tracks on the album mark a deeper emergences as an observational, socially conscious songwriter.
Recorded at the legendary
Capitol Studios in
Hollywood, the
John Mayer,
Sting and
Steely Dan influenced Pictures and Frames features the exotic soundscaping of
Steve Reid (former percussionist of contemporary jazz powerhouse
The Rippingtons) and the all star rhythm section of bassist
Lee Sklar (whose 2,
000 studio sessions include multiple albums with
James Taylor,
Phil Collins and
Linda Ronstadt) and legendary jazz/rock drummer
Vinnie Colaiuta, known for his work with Sting,
Frank Zappa,
Eric Clapton and
Herbie Hancock, among hundreds of others.
As he chronicled on his popular 2008 CD/
5.1 Surround Sound DVD package
One Night Live, Oliver is renowned throughout the contemporary jazz world for his charismatic one on one relationship with the audience and a wild array of sonic delights that include soulful lead vocals, snappy guitar lines, wild vocal percussion excursion, playful "vocalese" and wonderworking with the synth guitar. He's always sprinkled a few full-on pop/R&B; vocal tunes on every album.
As a songwriter, Oliver runs the gamut from pointed social observations like "
Instant Gratification" (about the lack of human communication due to our collective obsession with cell phones in our demanding, "push button society") to lush romantic expressions like "A
Waltz To You," written in
3/4 time, and the lighthearted "
Long Time Comin'," which showcases Oliver's trademark a capella virtuosity and energizing vocal percussion.
www.steveolivermusic.com
- published: 18 Apr 2016
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