Artist: Norman Brown
Genre(s):
Jazz
Pop
Discography:
Stay with Me
Year: 2007
Tracks: 10
West Coast Coolin'
Year: 2004
Tracks: 10
I Might
Year: 2004
Tracks: 5
Just Chillin'
Year: 2002
Tracks: 10
Celebration
Year: 2000
Tracks: 12
Better Days Ahead
Year: 1996
Tracks: 10
After the Storm
Year: 1994
Tracks: 12
Just Between Us
Year: 1992
Tracks: 11
Guitarist Norman Brown dabbled into the soul-jazz scene in 1992 as a recording creative person for MoJazz and apace went on to win solid acclaim, beginning with his award-winning moment album, After the Storm. Both Gavin and Soul Train named it Jazz Album of the Year, and After the Storm remained on the charts for over deuce years. Suddenly critics drew comparisons to other stupefying jazz guitarists from the past such as George Benson and Wes Montgomery, and Brown became the toast of the soul-jazz crowd. Following the noteworthy success of After the Storm, Brown continued to riot jazz listeners. His highly awaited review, Punter Days Ahead, didn't quite measure up to the genius of After the Storm, simply it still won the 1997 American Jazz Award for contemporary guitar and the album's title cut became the most-added single in NAC history until that distributor point. Following his bustle of successes at MoJazz, Brown stirred to Warner Bros. in 1999, where he began focus on the phylogeny of his still-evolving vocation.
Innate in Kansas City, Brown first became concerned in the guitar at years octad, when he grew fond of his brother's acoustic six-string. He initially took a lot influence from such guitar-based acts of the Apostles as Jimi Hendrix and the Isley Brothers, simply once he observed one of his father's favorite guitarists, Wes Montgomery, everything changed. Rather than play, for instance, material by Earth, Wind & Fire in local bands, Brown began playing contemporary jazz tunes and standards. His increasing interest in jazz guitar light-emitting diode him to Los Angeles in the mid-'80s, where he studied formally at the Musician's Institute in Hollywood. Following his graduation, he taught concisely and signed to Motown's MoJazz pronounce, where he recorded his start trey albums, including the much-championed Afterwards the Storm album.
