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A soulful blend of jazz and R&B creates the distinctive blue-eyed soul sound of California-based keyboardist, composer, and arranger
David Diggs. Named one of three best new artists by Cash Box and Billboard in 1985, when his fourth solo album, Streetshadows, spent 26 weeks in the Top Ten of Billboard's jazz charts,
Diggs has continued to make his presence felt as a producer/arranger. His resumé includes producing, arranging strings and horns, and playing on recordings by
Quincy Jones,
Irene Cara,
Jonathan Butler,
Richie Furay,
the Brothers Johnson, and
Pat and
Debby Boone. He has produced three Grammy-nominated albums:
Bob Bailey's I'm Walking,
Barry McGuire, and the music for comedian
Jonathan Winters' Finally Captured, Vol. 1. He has gone from listening to albums by
Buffalo Springfield as a teen to producing, arranging, and touring with
Richie Furay.
Diggs consistently uses top-notch, Los Angeles-based session players on his own recordings. His most successful album, Streetshadows, featured guitarist
Lee Ritenour, drummer
Harvey Mason, saxophonist
Ernie Watts, violinist Doug Cameron, and vocalists
Dianne Reeves and
Bob Carlisle. ~ Craig Harris