Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Phillip Brandon - The Story Begins (2017)


Phillip Brandon s The Story Begins beautifully weaves a warm throwback tapestry of soul-stirring Contemporary Jazz, R&B & Pop. These ten lovingly crafted (nine-original) songs assuredly invite today s listener into a spirit-quenching and core-uplifting oasis - a music-as-healing balm of love and optimism.

Every once in a blue moon an album comes along that feels as if it fell from the sky that opened and dropped it on a thirsty blue planet as an offering of love and hope. Singer Songwriter Phillip Brandon s The Story Begins is that gift.

Springing forth following eight years of tours as Narrator with platinum selling rock band Trans Siberian Orchestra to a feature role in the life story of Gospel legend BeBe Winans, Born For This: The Musical, singer-songwriter Phillip Brandon is making good on the promise of his purposed and abundant gifts to share songs of love and optimism all his own via his powerful debut album, The Story Begins - a warm wraparound throwback of soul-stirring Contemporary Jazz, R&B and Pop.

01. The Story Begins 03:33
02. Chocolate Child 04:16
03. Come On 03:33
04. Wait For Love 04:23
05. Stay In The Moment 03:27
06. Stay In The Moment (Continuum) 01:43
07. Looking For You (In Somebody Else's 04:26
08. Mystic Bleu 04:09
09. A Funny Thing Happened (On the Way 04:03
10. Best of You 03:32
11. The Promise 04:00

Backing Vocalist: J. Marie, Otha White
Band: Eugene Gorskiy (guitar), Victor Á. Carracedo (drums), Carlitos Cuba (bass), Stan Loken (piano/keys)
Special Appearances: DrFord, M. Holla