Saxophonic

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Saxophonic
Saxophonic.Dave.Koz.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 7, 2003
Studio
  • Sunset Sound (Hollywood, California)
  • The ColeMine (North Hollywood, California)
  • JHL Sound and Palisades Zoo (Pacific Palisades, California)
  • The Back Room (Glendale, California)
  • BCM Studios (Los Angeles, California)
  • HUM Studios (Santa Monica, California)
  • The Loft Recording Studios (Bronxville, New York)
  • The Lab (New York City, New York)
  • The Studio (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Genre Smooth jazz
Length54:20
Label Capitol
Producer
Dave Koz chronology
Golden Slumbers: A Father's Lullaby
(2002)
Saxophonic
(2003)
Golden Slumbers: A Father's Love
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Saxophonic is the seventh studio album by saxophone player Dave Koz. It was released by Capitol Records on October 7, 2003. The album peaked at number 2 on Billboard Jazz Albums chart. [2]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Honey-Dipped (featuring Norman Brown)" Dave Koz, Jeff Lorber 4:23
2."Love Changes Everything" (featuring Brian McKnight)D.Koz, Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken 3:58
3."All I See Is You"D.Koz, Brian Culbertson 4:14
4."Just to Be Next to You"D.Koz, J.Koz4:54
5."Let It Free"D.Koz, J.Koz3:48
6."Undeniable"D.Koz, Lorber4:13
7."Saxophonic (Come on Up)"J.Koz, D.Koz5:02
8."Definition of Beautiful" (featuring Javier)D.Koz, Rogers, Sturken4:56
9."Sound of the Underground [3] " (featuring Chris Botti)D.Koz, Rogers, Sturken, Lee Morgan 4:05
10."Only Tomorrow Knows"D.Koz, Rogers, Sturken5:07
11."I Believe"D.Koz, J.Koz5:31
12."A View from Above" (featuring Marc Antoine)Culbertson, D.Koz4:51
13."One Last Thing"McKnight, D.Koz3:35

Personnel

Handclaps on "Honey-Dipped"

Production

Charts

Chart (2003)Peak
position
Billboard 200 [2] 129
Jazz Albums [2] 2

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References

  1. Wildran, Jonathan. Dave Koz: Saxophonic > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 "Saxophonic - Dave Koz". Billboard. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  3. Billboard - 18 oct. 2003 - Page 22 The experimentation goes one step further in Act Three, which features the fast-paced "Sound of the Underground," based on samples from jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan's classic tune "Sidewinder." Koz says, "We turned the song sideways ..."