Mindi Abair – Forever
Mindi Abair’s first solo release of new music since 2014, a collection of very personal songs. Marking a return to her contemporary jazz roots. Released on her own Pretty Good For A Girl Records, this 10-Song album features the single “Alive” and marks her 11th solo release. It features Raul Malo and Kenny Wayne Shepherd with special appearances by Steve Perry, Eric Bazilian and Rick Braun.
Mindi said of her journey toward this album, “I’ve lived so much life since my last solo album Wild Heart. That album gave me my first GRAMMY nomination, and it was a coming together of forces that changed my life. I had this amazing solo career in Smooth Jazz, but I’d find myself moonlighting playing with Aerosmith, Duran Duran, Keb’ Mo’ and appearing on American Idol. I was loving rootsy blues, soul and rock music so much… it’s the music I grew up with, but I wasn’t bringing it to my own career. I asked my friends to help me, and for Wild Heart I wrote and recorded with Gregg Allman, Joe Perry, Trombone Shorty, Booker T. Jones, Keb’ Mo’, Max Weinberg and Waddy Wachtel.
This led me to create my first ‘band’ joining forces with The Boneshakers to create Mindi Abair and The Boneshakers, and we toured and made 4 amazing albums together, rocking the blues and rock world. During that time I was constantly writing music that was more personal and more melodic. It didn’t fit the band… it was more introspective, and so I put these songs on a shelf and waited for the right time. Now is the right time. I’ve come back to me… a more introspective place… to make new music that represents all that I’ve learned along my musical journey. I hope you feel the emotion I felt recording it.” Continue reading