Thursday, July 15, 2010

Dominic Miller: Second Nature (1999)

Dominic Miller has a variety of experience playing everything from heavy rock to pop to jazz and has played with Phil Collins on his CD "But Seriously", Sting on the CD "Ten Summoner's Tales" and toured for over two years with Karl Wallinger (formerly of Waterboys fame) and his new band World Party.
Second Nature is Miller's second CD following his debut "First Touch". Like "First Touch", this CD is best catergorized as smooth jazz although it does blend some latin and classical styles into the jazz compositions.
While Miller is an accomplished guitarist, having played for 25 years, the disc is not heavily oriented toward his playing. The best track on the disc is the latin flavored "Truco" which was co-written by bassist Pino Palladino. It's hard to find fault with this disc, its a can't miss for smooth jazz fans.
Tracklist
1. Introduction (0:56)
2. Truco (2:52)
3. When I Close My Eyes (4:11)
4. Foi Boa (6:17)
5. If (1:57)
6. Unify (4:27)
7. Rest In Peace (3:28)
8. Lullaby To An Anxious Child (1:33)
9. A Cause (3:20)
10. Quiero Decirte (4:01)
11. In A Whisper (4:30)
12. The Last Song (3:29)
Second Nature
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