Los Angeles, CA (Top40 Charts/ Great Scott P.R.oductions) Twenty years in the making, the album multi-instrumentalist hitmaker
Brian Culbertson wanted to record ever since he was a 20-year-old music student at DePaul University recording demos in the bedroom of the crowded
Chicago apartment on Fullerton Avenue above a costume shop that he shared with three roommates is finally ready for release. Joined by some of the most accomplished musicians in contemporary jazz, Culbertson completely reimagined the eleven songs he wrote and produced for his debut disc, "Long Night Out." "Another Long Night Out" will be available in stores and online February 25th with Amazon and iTunes now accepting pre-orders. Culbertson will autograph albums pre-ordered through his website (www.BrianCulbertson.me).
The low-budget demos on which Culbertson played most of the instruments himself resulted in his first record deal and became his debut album. It is fitting that the entirely re-envisioned production serves as the first release from his BCM Entertainment label.
Culbertson's 14th collection, "Another Long Night Out" is prefaced with the release of "Fullerton Ave.," which will be the highest new single to debut on next week's Billboard Smooth Jazz Songs chart. A video of the sprawling jazz jam led by Culbertson on piano, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer, keyboards, slap bass, trombone and tambourine and a towering inferno of lead guitar from
Chuck Loeb premiered yesterday on Culbertson's YouTube page: www.youtube.com/brianculbertsonmusic
The clip showcases an all-star ensemble - Paul Jackson Jr., Michael "Patches" Stewart, Eric Marienthal, Jimmy Haslip and Will Kennedy - recording the cut in the studio along with a montage of shots of the
Chicago skyline and the city's locales frequented by Culbertson, including his college apartment.
"'Another Long Night Out' is a return to my creative roots and reflects my love of instrumental contemporary jazz. To help realize my vision, I gathered many of the legendary musicians that inspired me to make this kind of music in the first place. People like Lee Ritenour, Chuck Loeb, Nathan East, Russ Freeman, Jonathan Butler, Candy Dulfer, Jimmy Haslip, Rick Braun, Eric Marienthal, Larry Dunn, Steve Lukather, Ricky Lawson,
David Benoit and many, many more joined me in the studio. This is the project that I've wanted to do for many years and I've finally done it," said Culbertson, an award-winning radio favorite and concert headliner who has amassed 26 No. 1 hits as an artist, producer and songwriter.
"Another Long Night Out" will be supported by record release events, in-store appearances and concert dates.
Culbertson is also a lifestyle curator who created the Napa Valley Jazz Getaway, a star-studded wine and jazz festival that will take place for the third time June 11-15, 2014 drawing thousands of music and wine lovers from around the world to Napa, Calif. He will soon unveil his own wine, a Pinot Noir blended in partnership with Reata Wines and Jamieson Ranch Vineyards. For more information, please visit www.BrianCulbertson.me.
The songs that comprise Culbertson's "Another Long Night Out" are:
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City Lights" featuring Lee Ritenour
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Fullerton Ave." featuring Chuck Loeb
"Beyond The Frontier"
"Heroes Of The Dawn" featuring
Eric Marienthal & Rick Braun
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Beautiful Liar" featuring Steve Lukather
"Double Exposure" featuring Russ Freeman
"
Twilight" featuring Eric Marienthal
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Horizon" featuring Michael "Patches" Stewart
"
Alone With You"
"Long Night Out" featuring Candy Dulfer
"Changing Tides" featuring Jonathan Butler
