BobBaldwin.com by Bob Baldwin - Uhune

ALBUM

Bob Baldwin wasn't the first artist to name a project after his website -- Fattburger and Jethro Tull both beat him to the punch -- but the funk-jazz keyboard whiz's Bobbaldwin.com devotes its liner notes to reminding us to enjoy technology but not let it take over for our heart and soul. Baldwin puts his music where his words are, using his synth rack to create numerous busy, often retro-soul textures, but, at heart, his graceful yet punchy melodies shine through at all times. He has a good time with titles, moving from the cool hip-hop of "eSmooth" (which features his trademark high-register swirling solos between revisits to the sax-driven hook) through "Westchester Online" (with a playful cat and mouse game between Dean James's soprano and Joey Summerville's bouncy trumpet) and then on to the album's most unusual piece, "Overtime (In the Chatroom)." As if to make a point about what too much cybertalk can do to one's sensibilities, Baldwin offers no defining pop melody, instead darting in and out with percussive avant-garde synth lines, clicking wah-wah guitars, and an occasionally smooth soprano line from Marion Meadows, over floating, hypnotic atmospheres. Most of the other material is smartly played and very in-the-pocket, from the opening cover of "Never Can Say Goodbye" (with crackling guitar passages and harmonies by Chuck Loeb) and the brassy party tune "Funkin' for Jamaica," featuring trumpeter Tom Browne and the harmonic blend of the saxes of Gerald Albright, Marion Meadows, and Fred Vigdor. ~ Jonathan Widran

1. Never Can Say Goodbye

Featured Artist: Chuck Loeb; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Bob Baldwin; Main Performer

2. Good Morning Love

Featured Artist: Chuck Loeb; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Bob Baldwin; Main Performer

3. Funkin' For Jamaica

Featured Artist: Gerald Albright
Marion Meadows
Tom Browne
Tonni Smith; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Bob Baldwin; Main Performer

4. Business Call

Featured Artist: Marion Meadows
Tom Browne
Joey Sommerville; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Bob Baldwin; Main Performer

5. eSmooth

Featured Artist: Vaneese Thomas
Fred (freddie V) Vigdor; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Bob Baldwin; Main Performer

6. If You Insist

Featured Artist: Tom Browne
Dean James
Chuck Loeb
Marion Meadows
Eric Essix
Joey Sommerville
Armsted Christian
Tonni Smith; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Bob Baldwin; Main Performer

7. Being With You

Featured Artist: Armsted Christian; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Bob Baldwin; Main Performer

8. I Wish

Featured Artist: Tom Browne
Dean James
Chuck Loeb
Marion Meadows
Eric Essix
Joey Sommerville
Armsted Christian
Tonni Smith; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Bob Baldwin; Main Performer

9. Those Eyes

Featured Artist: Tom Browne
Dean James
Chuck Loeb
Marion Meadows
Eric Essix
Joey Sommerville
Armsted Christian
Tonni Smith; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Bob Baldwin; Main Performer

10. Back At One

Featured Artist: Tom Browne
Dean James
Chuck Loeb
Marion Meadows
Eric Essix
Joey Sommerville
Armsted Christian
Tonni Smith; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Bob Baldwin; Main Performer

11. West Side Highway

Featured Artist: Dean James; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Bob Baldwin; Main Performer

12. Westchester Online

Featured Artist: Dean James; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Bob Baldwin; Main Performer

13. Yeah, Baby!

Featured Artist: Gerald Albright; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Bob Baldwin; Main Performer

14. In The Chatroom (Overtime)

Featured Artist: Marion Meadows; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Bob Baldwin; Main Performer

15. Web Surfer (Reprise)

Featured Artist: Tom Browne
Dean James
Chuck Loeb
Marion Meadows
Eric Essix
Joey Sommerville
Armsted Christian
Tonni Smith; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Bob Baldwin; Main Performer

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

15 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 13 minutes and 3 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 620x620 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

3/15 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

2/15 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Funk, R&B, Soul, Jazz, Crossover Jazz

Label

City Sketches Inc

Music Distribution Service

Orchard Enterprises Inc

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Aug 28, 2000

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

757667047922