That chart topping, Grammy nominated sax-man Richard Elliot is the latest smooth jazz heavy hitter to sign with the genre leading Shanachie Entertainment. In fact his label debut, the much anticipated ‘Authentic Life’, will hit the streets on January 29 while ahead of that comes the first single to be serviced to radio, the ballsy and extremely jazzy ‘Snapshot’ that Elliott co-wrote with Jeff Lorber and which features Lorber alongside trumpeter Rick Braun and saxophonists Dave Koz and David Mann. It’s the sort of big brassy line-up that one might expect from someone who once played with the incredible Tower Of Power and gives a hint of the riches that ‘Authentic Life’ will surely offer.
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