Customer Review: Chris is to the trumpet what musak (sp.?)is to the elevator. It's not that he's not a proficient player--he is. It's that his music is so homoegenous and bland. It just drones on and on regardless of what he's playing. Too bad--he could be very creative and engaging, but not to these ears.
Customer Review: A very beautifully conceived, lush album. But if you're
looking for trumpet pyrotechnics and zing,forget about it.
This will lower your blood pressure and lull you into a coma.
I recommend you listen to it with your partner over candle
light and some wine, but not too... more info
Customer Review: Chris Botti's trumpet is so sweet and smooth it stimulates memory like memory of tastes that remain forever associated with something good on the pallette.
Customer Review: Here's my super-sophisticated way to judge music -- do I find myself wanting to play a song again? I can't say that ANY of the tracks on this CD compelled me to listen more than once. Since I received it for evaluation, I tried to keep an open mind and played the whole collection several times with... more info