Euge Groove (the stage name for saxophonist and ex-
Tower of Power member
Steve Grove) is the closest contemporary soul-jazz has to a superstar, and his groove-driven smooth pop-soul has continually topped the genre charts since his debut with a self-titled album in 2000. This set is his ninth album overall, and the fourth for Shanachie Records, and it features a solid core session band of
Tracy Carter (keyboards),
Cornelius Mims (bass), John "Jubu" Smith (guitar),
Trevor Lawrence (drums), and
Lenny Castro (percussion), with guest spots from
Peter White,
Althea Rene, Paul Brown,
Elliot Yamin, and Chanel Haynes, whose vocal on "In Love with You" is one of the album's many highlights. ~ Steve Leggett