GOT 2 BE GROOVIN

Personnel: John Jubu Smith (guitar); Tracy Carter (piano, Fender Rhodes piano); Lenny Castro (percussion). Recording information: The Diamond Mind, Camarillo, CA; The Groove House, Thousand Oaks, CA. Photographer: Caesar Lima. Arranger: Euge Groove. Euge Groove (the stage name for saxophonist and ex-Tower of Power member Steve Grove) is the closest contemporary soul-jazz has to a superstar, and his groove-driven smooth pop-soul has continually topped the genre charts since his debut with a self-titled album in 2000. This set is his ninth album overall, and the fourth for Shanachie Records, and it features a solid core session band of Tracy Carter (keyboards), Cornelius Mims (bass), John "Jubu" Smith (guitar), Trevor Lawrence (drums), and Lenny Castro (percussion), with guest spots from Peter White, Althea Rene, Paul Brown, Elliot Yamin, and Chanel Haynes, whose vocal on "In Love with You" is one of the album's many highlights. ~ Steve Leggett

• Genre: Pop
• Format: CD
• Released: 08/19/2014