Blue Sapphire A New Release by Smooth Jazz Pioneer Tom Grant & Bassist Phil Baker Blue Sapphire is the musical collaboration between Pianist Tom Grant and Bassist Phil Baker. The album showcases the stunning excellence of these two celebrated artists.

Blue Sapphire is a collection of songs written by Grant and Baker. The 15 original tracks trace an alluring path from smooth jazz to bossa nova, to R&B funk, with ambient passages along the way.

Drawing upon their deep history in the industry, Grant and Baker assembled an all-star lineup of some of the best musicians in the Northwest to record on the project. Among them are Nu-Shooz’ lead singer Valerie Day, R&B/pop singer Jarrod Lawson, and Jazz Grammy finalist Randy Porter to record on the album.

“…Atastyworkoutthataddstoanyafterhoursmoodwithanelegancethatworkswell,thisisasolidbetforgenrefansontheprowlfornewstuffthatworkswonders.Welldone.” —ChrisSpector,MidwestRecordReview08/23/19

Tom Grant is an award-winning pianist and one of the original smooth jazz pioneers. His songwriting has earned him national acclaim, including chart-topping albums in the 80s and 90s. His 2017 title, “Sipping Beauty," was named record of the year in 2017 in the New Age Chill-Groove category. His decades-long career includes years of touring with jazz giants like Tony Williams, Joe Henderson, Woody Shaw, and Charles Lloyd.

“Tom’ssoundhasaneleganceandclaritythatisthehallmarkofhisplaying.”

-JeffLorber,GrammyWinningJazzArtist

Internationally renowned bassist Phil Baker is one of the most respected musicians on the west coast, adept at upright and electric basses, as well as guitar and keyboards. As bass player for Pink Martini for the last 16 years, he has appeared with some of the most acclaimed symphony orchestras in North America. Baker has performed with Diana Ross, Gino Vanelli, jazz legend Eddie Harris, and Diane Schuur, among a host of other revered musicians.

BLUE SAPPHIRE | Release Date: Sept. 13, 2019 on Nu-Wrinkle Records Tom Grant | www.tomgrant.com | info@tomgrant.com MCPromo.com | Michael Carlson | (360) 477-4994 | mcpro@earthlink.net

TRACKS 1. Sugar Lips 2. Calcutta 3. Casino 4. Blue Sapphire 5. Cartagena 6. Little Things 7. A Thousand Yesterdays 8. Malibu Morning 9. Your Look Says It All 10. Dive Bar 11. Without Words 12. Ecstatic Dancer 13. Sanctuary 14. Mysterious Smile 15. Clouds Over Dublin