Nice & Slow is the sixth studio album of keyboardist Brian Culbertson released in 2001 on Atlantic Records. The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and No. 2 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.
Overview Artists such as Dave Koz, Jeff Lorber, Kirk Whalum, Kenny Lattimore and Herb Alpert appear on the album.
Track listing
Personnel
Musicians Brian Culbertson – acoustic piano, keyboards (1–6, 8, 9, 11), drum programming (1–6, 8, 9, 11), synth bass (2–4, 6, 11), trombone (2), trumpet (2), Hammond B3 organ (3), "live" bass (3), strings (11) Jeff Lorber – Fender Rhodes (1) Ricky Peterson – Hammond B3 organ (2, 4, 5, 8, 10), Wurlitzer electric piano (3) Stephen Lu – additional keyboards (6, 11), synthesizer programming (6, 11), synth bass (6, 11) Eddie Miller – Fender Rhodes (10) Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (1, 5, 8), rhythm guitar (4) Tony Maiden – guitars (2, 10), acoustic guitar (3), electric guitar (3) Michael Thompson – EBow guitar (4), guitar pad (4), acoustic guitar (9, 11), electric guitar (9, 11), guitar synthesizer (9, 11) G. Moe – guitars (6) Alex Al – bass (1, 5, 10), "live" bass (2) Richard Patterson – bass (8, 9) Oscar Seaton Jr. – drums (1) Donnell Spencer Jr. – drums (10) Lenny Castro – percussion (1, 2, 4, 5, 8–10) Jim Reid – tenor saxophone (2, 5) Dave Koz – soprano saxophone (4) Kirk Whalum – tenor saxophone (10) Herb Alpert – trumpet (1)
Vocalists Alexx Daye – vocals (2) Sherree Ford-Payne – lead vocals (3), backing vocals (3, 6, 11) Trey Lorenz – lead vocals (3), backing vocals (3) Donnell Spencer Jr. – backing vocals (3) Kenny Lattimore – lead vocals (6, 11), backing vocals (6, 11) Michelle Culbertson – backing vocals (9) Paul Mabin – backing vocals (9)
Music arrangements Brian Culbertson – arrangements, vocal arrangements (11) Jeff Lorber – arrangements (1) Sherree Ford-Payne – vocal arrangements (3) Donnell Spencer Jr. – vocal arrangements (3) Guy Eckstine – arrangements (6) Stephen Lu – arrangements (6, 11), vocal arrangements (11) Jim Reid – arrangements (10) Kenny Lattimore – vocal arrangements (11)
Production Guy Eckstine – executive producer Brian Culbertson – producer Scott Steiner – piano track producer (1–5, 7–10) Donnell Spencer Jr. – vocal co-producer (3) Stephen Lu – co-producer (6, 11), piano track producer (6) Craig Bauer – piano track producer (11) Camille Tominaro – production coordinator Lynn Kowalewski – art direction, design Dana Tynan – photography Orna Tisser – styling Brenda Green – grooming Thom Santee for Auntie M Creative Consultants, Inc. – management
Technical credits Steve Hall – mastering at Future Disc (Hollywood, California) Craig Bauer – recording, mixing Brian Culbertson – recording Eddie King – recording Jeff Lorber – recording Stephen Lu – recording Scott Steiner – recording Michael Thompson – recording Steve Johnson – recording assistant, digital editing Matt Prock – recording assistant, digital editing Charlie Terr – piano technician
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