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Urban Knights III
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Urban Knights III
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Urban Knights III
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Most artists' idea of giving back to their communities involves some sort of charitable work or financial contribution. On
, legendary pianist
reaches deeper, forgoing the the all-star jam concepts of the first two
projects (which featured everyone from the late
. to producer
), and cultivating some of Chicago's most deserving local R&B and jazz talents. Most of the featured players have deals with
'
. These core band members consist of keyboardist
, bassist
, drummer
, and percussionist
, as well as the all-female vocal group
(cousins of the famed
) and vocalists
and
. Despite his attempts at being just a supporting member of the band,
can't help but stand out with his glittery, high-register glissandos on the moody
and his crisp ivory improvisations off the kindly melody of
Just when you think he's settling in for too many pleasantries, he starts jamming with his able charges on the retro-minded, percussion-aggressive
(with
banging away on electric piano) and on the autobiographical, throbbing bass-driven
isn't the most original R&B ballad in the world, but
makes a great discovery in the towering vocalist
. With such great young players, one wonders why
couldn't resist the commercial potential of having
simmer on
and having
engage in the playful, steel string-classical guitar duel
Great tunes, but they're bound to take the focus off the kids. ~ Jonathan Widran