Though he occasionally branches out into other styles, Chuck Loeb is at heart, a pop-oriented smooth jazz guitarist. Presence finds Loeb smack in the middle of his comfort zone. "Llevame" adds some Latin percussion and murmured female vocals, "The Western Sky" incorporates a vaguely new age synth wash, and "The Music Outside" flirts a bit with quiet storm R&B, but at heart, this is utterly straightforward smooth jazz with Loeb's laid-back, tasty soloing front and center. Even the pair of pop covers, Steely Dan's "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" and James Taylor's "Shed a Little Light," are transformed into showcases for Loeb's inimitable style. Unapologetically mellow and buffed to a high-sheen gloss, Presence is smooth jazz for folks who think they just don't make smooth jazz records like this anymore.
Tracklist:1 Good to Go - Loeb, Snitzer 5:17
2 Rikki Don't Lose That Number - Becker, Fagen 5:37
3 Window of the Soul - Loeb 4:07
4 Starting Over - King, Loeb 6:14
5 Llevame - Cuesta, Loeb 4:29
6 Presence - Loeb 5:45
7 The Music Outside - Dion, Loeb 6:08
8 The Western Sky - Loeb 5:04
9 Hangin' with You - Loeb 4:26
10 Mr. Martino - Loeb 4:54
11 Shed a Little Light - Taylor 5:24
Personnel: Chuck Loeb: guitars, keyboards, fender and synth bass, drum and percussion programming; Lizzy Loeb: flute; Wolfgang Haffner: drums; Nathan Ecklund: trumpet and trombone; Dave Mann: saxophone, flutes and horn arrangement; Ron "Buttercup" Jenkins: bass guitar; Will Lee: bass; Matt King: piano; Brian Killeen: bass; Josh Dion: drums and percussion; Carmen Cuesta: vocals; Carl Carter: bass; Mike Ricchiuti: piano and Rhodes; Till Bronner: trumpet and flugelhorn; Christian Diener: acoustic bass; Mitchel Forman: strings and string arrangement; Andy Snitzer: alto ax; Tom Schumann: piano; Brian Dunne: drums
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