Sharmat, Craig: So Cal Drivin
Title: So Cal Drivin
Label: CD Baby
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
Craig Sharmat leaves his love of composing and session work to release this initial offering. The album features a number of special guests including Rick Braun who helped oversee the final project. There are some tracks with his performing groove jazz band Comfort Zone and a host of special guests including Greg Matheison, Mike White, Philippe Saisse, Dino Soldo, Billy Hulting, Steve Billman, Andy Suzuki etc, etc. Sharmat includes infectious grooves on tunes like So Cal Drivin (nationally charted), Spud Nutts (a homage to his composing mentor Lyle Murphy) Fish Fry and The Badger. Craig also includes the tune Brisa showing his love for Brazilian music and also includes two lush orchestral arrangements Dad and Midnight Jass featuring a specialty, orchestral arranging. The included Song for Colleen is a beautiful ballad with a catchy melody. Craig rounds out the collection with the uplifting Perfect Life and Smooth Sailing where he departs from his clean electric guitar playing on the latter tune in favor of a more rock guitar playing approach. Sharmat has toured with Randy Crawford and Ronnie Laws. He has worked on Rick Braun's Truly Yours album and Peter White's Christmas album featuring Rick Braun and Mindi Abair. He has played/composed/ on thousands of TV, move and jingle cues.
Tracks:
1.1 So Cal Drivin
1.2 Song for Colleen
1.3 Spud Nutts
1.4 Brisa
1.5 The Badger
1.6 Midnight Jass
1.7 Fish Fry
1.8 Smooth Sailing
1.9 Blues for Toots
1.10 Perfect Life
1.11 Dad
Label: CD Baby
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
Craig Sharmat leaves his love of composing and session work to release this initial offering. The album features a number of special guests including Rick Braun who helped oversee the final project. There are some tracks with his performing groove jazz band Comfort Zone and a host of special guests including Greg Matheison, Mike White, Philippe Saisse, Dino Soldo, Billy Hulting, Steve Billman, Andy Suzuki etc, etc. Sharmat includes infectious grooves on tunes like So Cal Drivin (nationally charted), Spud Nutts (a homage to his composing mentor Lyle Murphy) Fish Fry and The Badger. Craig also includes the tune Brisa showing his love for Brazilian music and also includes two lush orchestral arrangements Dad and Midnight Jass featuring a specialty, orchestral arranging. The included Song for Colleen is a beautiful ballad with a catchy melody. Craig rounds out the collection with the uplifting Perfect Life and Smooth Sailing where he departs from his clean electric guitar playing on the latter tune in favor of a more rock guitar playing approach. Sharmat has toured with Randy Crawford and Ronnie Laws. He has worked on Rick Braun's Truly Yours album and Peter White's Christmas album featuring Rick Braun and Mindi Abair. He has played/composed/ on thousands of TV, move and jingle cues.
Tracks:
1.1 So Cal Drivin
1.2 Song for Colleen
1.3 Spud Nutts
1.4 Brisa
1.5 The Badger
1.6 Midnight Jass
1.7 Fish Fry
1.8 Smooth Sailing
1.9 Blues for Toots
1.10 Perfect Life
1.11 Dad
