Review on Get in Touch by Dawn Valdez

Following the huge success of 'Send One Your Love' in 2009, fans have been eagerly awaiting Bonnie James' next release called 'Contact'. This album contains mostly smooth slow songs and vocal tracks with very little groove and funk which is a little disappointing. The album is nice to have and listen to, but falls far short of Boni's previous work. The music is good and Boney still sounds great, but overall it lacks the firepower that Boney fans have come to expect from one of today's smooth jazz saxophonists. As noted by other reviewers, this album's biggest downfall is its overuse of guest artists and vocals (Donell Jones, LeToya Luckett, Mario, and Heather Headley). It's not that the vocals and singers are bad, but the song selection is just over the top. You are so easily forgotten. For example, "That Look On Your Face" with Mario is an interesting attempt at "house music" accompanied by Boni's tenor sax, but it feels out of place and doesn't really add anything to the album. Contact, Rotation, Scream and Deep Time. Not necessarily, but an average bony is better than no bony at all.