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Jazz 01/04/2014

Inspired Sax With A Hip-hop Lean, Sam Rucker Urges "Be True 2 Who U R" Ahead Of The June 3 Release Of "Tell You Something"

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Inspired Sax With A Hip-hop Lean, Sam Rucker Urges "Be True 2 Who U R" Ahead Of The June 3 Release Of "Tell You Something"
Williamsburg, Virginia (Top40 Charts/ Great Scott P.R.oductions) Hip-hop producer turned contemporary jazz saxophonist Sam Rucker has something to say. Blending jazz, hip-hop, soul and gospel, he communicates through inspirational instrumentals that meaningfully resonate with listeners. Nearly three years in the making, his sophomore album, "Tell You Something," is slated for release from Favor Productions on June 3 and includes contributions from Norman Connors, Bobby Lyle, Tom Browne and Alyson Williams on the set mixed and mastered by Euge Groove.

Rucker produced "Tell You Something" featuring eight originals that he wrote or co-penned. The tracks harness the rhythms and intensity of hip-hop, melodic phrasing typical of R&B, rousing gospel affirmations and improvisational jazz nuances. A fan of vintage R&B, Rucker was honored to share production chores with Connors on instrumental renditions of three classics: "Before I Let Go," "Footsteps in the Dark" and Connors' signature hit, "You Are My Starship." Lyle's keyboard wizardry is on full display on each cover tune with gregarious solos while Browne's regal trumpet adds a touch of class along with a fervent solo to "Starship." Williams' glorifies "Before I Let Go" and "Footsteps" with her lustrous voice. But it's one of Rucker's own empowering compositions, "Be True 2 Who U R," that will be the first to receive airplay from the radio-friendly disc when it is serviced to stations in May. Rucker, who plays keyboards as well as tenor, alto and soprano sax on the record, elects to use his soprano horn over the chunky hip hop beats on the single.

"My desire as an artist is not only to entertain, but to be a communicator - to connect with the listener in such a way that they are encouraged and inspired by my music. Even as an instrumentalist, I believe my music speaks lyrically and I use it to convey uplifting messages. I wrote 'Be True 2 Who U R,' 'No Other Way' and 'Ain't Nothin' Like It' to inspire confidence in one's individuality. My music has a unique fingerprint and the songs on the album celebrate what the Creator put in me to share with the world. 'Tell You Something' and 'A Million Ways' convey my gratitude for the gifts He's given me. 'Brighter Day,' 'Love's Melody' and 'A Long Way to Go' were written to offer compassion for the sacrifices and struggles that we face in life and touch that place in our soul where adversity rests. 'Brighter Day' advocates that a brighter day will come if you keep the faith. The covers I selected pay tribute to some of the great R&B artists that shaped my listening while growing up. One of whom, Norman Connors, I had the pleasure of working with on this album," said Rucker, a Virginia Beach, Virginia native who studied music while attending nearby James Madison University.

Shortly after releasing his 2011 debut album, "Heat from the Heavens," that introduced his formula of "hip-hop grooves + jazz melodies + a splash of inspirational lyrics," Rucker met Connors and planning commenced straightaway for "Tell You Something." The saxman toured as a member of Connors' Starship Orchestra through 2012. Over the years, Rucker has performed with Peter White, Ronnie Laws, Phil Perry, Cindy Bradley, Ivan Neville, Howard Hewett and Gerald Veasley as well as Groove, Browne and Williams. His work as producer spans hip-hop, gospel and spoken word. Rucker gigs throughout Virginia and looks to expand his routing nationally with the successful release of "Tell You Something." For more information, please visit www.SamRucker.com and https://www.reverbnation.com/rpk/samrucker.

The cuts contained on "Tell You Something" are:

"Tell You Something"
"Before I Let Go"
"A Million Ways"
"You Are My Starship"
"Be True 2 Who U R"
"Ain't Nothin' Like It"
"Footsteps in the Dark"
"Brighter Day"
"No Other Way"
"Love's Melody"
"A Long Way to Go"
"Tell You Something" (album version)






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