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Culbertson couldn't have been more blessed
in life when it comes to talent, not to mention movie-star quality
looks. But do those things necessarily add up to good music?
It's On Tonight, for the most part, does answer the question.
The multi-instrumentalist (piano, horns, programming) delivers
romantic-sounding smooth jazz that aims to please, if not challenges-then
again with song titles such as "Let's Get Started,"
Hookin'Up,"and "Touch Me," one doesn't expect
to hear a treatise on power relations. The presence of veteran
vocalists such as Patti Austin, Kirk Whalum, and Will Downing
enlivens things up giving the music soul rather than just being
wallpaper.
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