Jazz/new adult contemporary saxophonist Jimmy Reid -- not to be confused with the '50s blues singer/guitarist -- first splashed onto the radio airwaves with a cover of "My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme From Titanic)" from his Sire/Discovery debut album Forever Loved. There's also a sweet, softly percolating version of the Gap Band's "Yearnin' for Your Love" and an inspiring cover of Louis Armstrong's "Wonderful World." The CD is a culmination of a long-standing dream of Reid's, inspired by his admiration of top sax players Kirk Whalum, Dave Koz, and Gerald Albright. The album boasts the impressive lineup of Whalum; guitarists Paul Jackson, Jr. and Michael Thompson, Jr.; drummers Ricky Lawson and John Robinson; percussionist Paulinho Da Costa; keyboardist Robbie Buchanan; bassist Neil Stubenhaus; and singer Philip Ingram on the ballad "I'll Do It for Love." 

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