Personnel: Chris Botti (trumpet); Chris Botti; Dean Parks, Heitor Teixeira Pereira, Anthony Wilson (guitar); Skalia Kanga, Skaila Kanga , Helen Tunstall (harp); Julian Leaper, Mark Berrow, Deborah Widdup, David Woodcock, Gabrielle Lester, Paul Willey, Rolf Wilson, Steve Morris , Marcia Crayford, Roger Garland, Patrick Kiernan, Boguslav Kostecki, Rita Manning, Johnathan Rees, Sonia Slany (violin); George Robertson , Ivo Jan van der Werff, Richard Cookson, Nick Barr, Rachel Bolt, Peter Lale, Andrew Parker , Bruce White (viola); Philip Todd (flute, alto flute); Andy Findon (flute); Nicholas Rodwell, Anthony Pike (clarinet); David Theodore (oboe); Andy Macintosh, Nigel Hitchcock (alto saxophone); Jamie Talbot, Ben Castle (tenor saxophone); Dave Bishop (baritone saxophone); John Barclay, Guy Barker, Steve Sidwell, Derek Watkins (trumpet, flugelhorn); Richard Berry , Nigel Black, Martin Owen (French horn); Andy Wood (tenor trombone, bass trombone); Pete Beachill, J. Neil Sidwell (tenor trombone); Roger Argente, Adrian Hallowell (bass trombone); Billy Childs Trio (piano, Fender Rhodes piano); Billy Childs (piano); Greg Phillinganes (Fender Rhodes piano); Christian McBride (bass instrument); Billy Kilson, Vinnie Colaiuta (drums); Paulinho Da Costa (percussion); Peter Erskine (drums).
Audio Mixer: Al Schmitt.
Recording information: Air Lyndhurst Hall, London, England (2005); Capitol studios, Los Angeles, CA (2005); Lamirada Studio, Las Vegas, NV (2005); Pandora's Box, Hanover, MA (2005); Studio 57, Brasilia, DF (2005); The Studio, Philadelphia, PA (2005); The Studio, Philidelphia, PA (2005); The Warehouse Studio, Vancouver, British Columbia, Cana (2005).
Editor: Andy Snitzer.
Photographer: Fabrizio Ferri.
Arrangers: Heitor Teixeira Pereira; Greg Phillinganes; Jeremy Lubbock; Gil Goldstein; Billy Childs Trio.
As its title implies, TO LOVE AGAIN is essentially a sequel to trumpeter Chris Botti's well received 2004 outing, WHEN I FALL IN LOVE. In fact, two guest vocalists from the earlier album, Sting and Paula Cole, appear again, with Sting lending his distinctive voice to the lilting "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" and Cole accompanying Botti on the gentle "My One and Only Love." Among the many other guest performers, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler appears on the lush, string-laden "Smile," an odd yet remarkably suitable departure for the raspy-voiced frontman. Despite the added star power, the record is still Botti's show, as he reminds listeners with his smooth, atmospheric Chet Baker-inspired horn lines, particularly on the gently floating "Embraceable You" and the romantic title track.
Professional Reviews
Down Beat (p.70) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[W]ith a varied procession of guest vocalists wrapped in Botti's own GQ elegance and transparent trumpet interludes. They hover like smoke rings in languid and lonely whispers..."
JazzTimes (p.84) - "Botti balances the songs' tempos and moods with great care....A wonderfully moody work showing that the Great American Songbook is always open to new interpretations."
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