Phil Denny ft Confidence Killion - The First Time [Upswing 2015]

SONG: The First Time ARTIST: Phil Denny CONTRIBUTING: Confidence Killion - vocals CD/ALBUM: UPSWING [2015] Nataly’s Corner is proud to feature the music of contemporary & smooth jazz saxophonist Phil Denny with a track from his recently released CD “Upswing”: This song is the second pull from Denny’s masterpiece posted on the Channel [the first being “Diggin On”] and features the vocals of R&B singer Confidence Killion. I really like the song, “The First Time”, and it has a lot to do with how well Phil and Confidence collaborate on it. In my opinion, the mix of R&B with smooth or contemporary jazz sounds produces some of the best compilations. INTRODUCTION: Phil Denny’s BIO states that he is from Lansing, Michigan and started out as a businessman, with the title of vice president with a mortgage broker firm, before he followed his real passion. Having been drawn to jazz music, during his high school years, Phil performed with the Lansing Community College jazz ensemble. Quite an accomplishment for him, as a high school student, to be playing with a college jazz ensemble. He continued to play with this jazz ensemble after his post-graduate years. Among Phil’s influences are some of the heaviest jazz musician(s): Grover Washington Jr., Richard Elliot, Kirk Whalum and Boney James. Phil Denny blasted into the smooth jazz world like a rocket in 2012 with his debut album, “Crossover”, which brought him much national attention and into the mainstream. The album produced two Billboard chart hit singles, of which one, “Push”, remained on the smoothjazz charts for over 20 weeks. Among his performance highlights is sharing the stage with smooth jazz guitarist, Peter White, at the 2012 Dubai International Jazz Festival. Since then, music critics say that Phil Denny sold out every show he has produced. Now with the smooth sensational grooves of this follow-up album, Phil Denny is not just an up & coming saxophone player with good looks…he’s a rising musician whose contributions to the jazz genre’ is extremely noticeable…and not just by fans but also by his music peers, as well! There is no doubt that we will be hearing much more from this very talented Saxophonist! CD/album available on Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Upswing-Phil-Denny/dp/B00ZZL90YQa! CD/album available on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/upswing/id1008843325 For more information on Saxophonist Phil Denny and his music, please visit the following websites: http://www.phildenny.com/ https://www.reverbnation.com/phildenny/bio http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/PhilDenny1 http://www.lansingarts.org/ACGLMembership/MemberStories/tabid/716/ID/406/Artist-Phil-Denny--Musician.aspx http://www.smoothviews.com/fa_0513denny.php http://pinkandbluenotes.com/2014/09/19/the-surge-of-phil-denny/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Phil-Denny/162092373821399 https://twitter.com/philonsax For information about Singer Confidence Killion: http://motownambassadors.com/about/gospel-ambassadors/darren-confidence-killion/ VIDEO COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER: The Video is made for entertainment purposes only and no copyright infringement is intended in the making of this video. I have the Artist's permission to post the video with his music. Despite the posting of the video, the artist always has entitlement to their music. I will comply if the artist contacts me with a request to remove the video from the Channel. You can download the music on any authorized website such as, iTunes, Amazon.com, etc. In fact, I purchased the music [Not a free download] because I support Music Makers and believe they should receive the credits & royalties they so rightly earned for their hard work in bringing pleasure into our lives. PHOTOS: With the exception of the first picture, the other pictures that are used in this video do not belong to me. Those images remain the property of the respectful copyright owners. An owner may feel free to contact me through my YouTube Channel if they identify a photo that belongs to them and wish for it to be removed.