{"id":3648,"date":"2019-03-06T08:56:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T08:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kenneypolson.com\/?p=3648"},"modified":"2026-11-02T22:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T22:23:09","slug":"for-lovers-only-review-by-steph-cosme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kenneypolson.com\/?p=3648","title":{"rendered":"For Lovers Only Review By Steph Cosme"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0|0px|0|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#eaeaea” custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|50px||50px” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”17px” border_color_all=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]
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FULL REVIEW<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Pacific Northwest based jazz saxophonist Kenney Polson has lived and performed in over 50 countries. Polson has appeared on U.S. television with jazz greats Kenny Burrell, Jimmy Heath, Phil Woods, David Sanborn and Wynton Marsalis. He has performed live with Joe Williams, Gil Scott-Heron, Michael Henderson, Norman Connors, Bettye Swan, and Lee Garrett.  He has toured Japan, Korea, Hawaii, Colombia, Brazil, and over a dozen Caribbean Islands. In 2016 and 2017, he toured extensively with Rick James\u2019 Original Stone City Band playing major festivals such as Capital City Jazz Festival and Orange County Funk Fest in California. With the Kenney Polson group and other ensembles, he has appeared at the Stockton Smooth Jazz Festival, PDX Jazz Festival and Vanport Jazz Festival.  His album, For Lovers Only<\/a> features: Bruce Conte and keyboardist Roger Smith (Tower of Power), trumpeter Larry Gittens (Kool & The Gang), guitarist Phil Upchurch (Donny Hathaway and George Benson), and smooth jazz pioneer \u2013 pianist Tom Grant. Trombonist Fred Wesley (Parliament Funkadelic) and bassist\/vocalist Michael Henderson (Miles Davis, Stevie Wonder).<\/div>\n
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ITEM REVIEWED<\/span><\/td>\nFor Lovers Only<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AUTHOR<\/span><\/td>\nSteph Cosme<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IN SHORT<\/span><\/td>\nInnocence (Instrumental)
Stella By Starlight (Instrumental)
Blessed (Instrumental)
Valentine Love (Instrumental)
La La (Means I Love You) (Instrumental)
Love on a Two Way Street (Instrumental)
Black Swan (Instrumental)
Forever Yours (Instrumental)
Passion (Instrumental)
For Lovers Only (Instrumental)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DETAILS<\/span><\/td>\nRelease Date: February 25, 2019<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LABEL<\/span><\/td>\nProdigee Records<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LENGTH<\/span><\/td>\n43 minutes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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+ POSITIVES<\/strong>
Kenney\u2019s years of experience can be heard in a seasoned offering that is focused on the entrancing subject of love. Aptly titled, each group member puts forth tender and passionate performances.<\/span><\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE<\/strong><\/div>\n

Seductive melodies with a focus on soulful performances by a stellar cast of players. Polson is savvy in his selections of classics like \u201cStella by Starlight<\/a>,\u201d alongside his acutely suave originals, like the swanky \u201cBlessed<\/a>,\u201d or the introspective \u201cBlack Swan<\/a>,\u201d or the seductive \u201cPassion<\/a>.\u201d Polson\u2019s tone is filled with devotion, he elongates each note with purpose and evokes heartfelt performances on each track. Whether using metric modulations for effect or soft brushes for a romantic emotive, each song conveys the storyline of love. Once again, this seasoned saxophonist has created a lasting addition to his ever-growing discography with For Lovers Only<\/em>. That\u2019s the short of it!<\/p>\n

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FULL REVIEW Pacific Northwest based jazz saxophonist Kenney Polson has lived and performed in over 50 countries. Polson has appeared on U.S. television with jazz greats Kenny Burrell, Jimmy Heath, Phil Woods, David Sanborn and Wynton Marsalis. He has performed live with Joe Williams, Gil Scott-Heron, Michael Henderson, Norman Connors, Bettye Swan, and Lee Garrett.  […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3828,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"1080","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenneypolson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenneypolson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenneypolson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenneypolson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenneypolson.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3648"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/kenneypolson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3648\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3653,"href":"https:\/\/kenneypolson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3648\/revisions\/3653"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenneypolson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenneypolson.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenneypolson.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenneypolson.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}