EDITORIAL REVIEWS A little groovy, a little sexy, and a whole lotta cool, TEMPTATION is the powerful Narada Jazz debut from top-selling guitarist Jeff Golub. Including a nod to one of his influences, Wes Montgomery, Golub continues to make his mark on contemporary jazz with these 11 new tunes featuring his blues-drenched guitar lines, pop/rock sensibilities, and chilled-down grooves. Weaving his signature bluesy style with European-chill marks a new direction for the guitarist. This direction wasn't planned it resulted from the meeting of two distinct artistic minds - Golub's and Grammy(r)-winning producer Paul Brown (Boney James, George Benson, Al Jarreau). "Paul has a strong track record as a producer, and what he brought to TEMPTATION sounds different from the approach I used on my previous records," says Golub. "At the same time, as guitarists, there are a lot of similar things that we like to hear in music. By combining a European-chill type sound on some of the tracks with my bluesy guitar, it gave us an interesting feel that sounds like me, yet different from what you ly hear in smooth jazz."
