Customer Review: Chris is to the trumpet what musak (sp.?)is to the elevator. It's not that he's not a proficient player--he is. It's that his music is so homoegenous and bland. It just drones on and on regardless of what he's playing. Too bad--he could be very creative and engaging, but not to these ears.
Customer Review: A very beautifully conceived, lush album. But if you're
looking for trumpet pyrotechnics and zing,forget about it.
This will lower your blood pressure and lull you into a coma.
I recommend you listen to it with your partner over candle
light and some wine, but not too... more info
Customer Review: Chris Botti's trumpet is so sweet and smooth it stimulates memory like memory of tastes that remain forever associated with something good on the pallette.
Customer Review: Amparo starts off with a very seductive rhythm that takes you to a mellow mood. Lee has put together a great selection of mellow music for a rainy day. Hearing James Taylor in, "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" really threw me at first, but I like it! The musicians on this are some of the best... more info